By GARANG MALAKMore by this AuthorSouth Sudan confirmed it first coronavirus case on Sunday afternoon, being the last country to join the rest of the East African countries embattling the global pandemic. Speaking on Sunday at press conference in Juba, First Vice-President Riek Machar, who is also the deputy chairman of South Sudan's High-Level Taskforce on coronavirus, confirmed the case. "The Ministry of Health’s Rapid Response Team went to the clinic and collected the samples the same day. For South Sudan, it was always a matter of when not if the novel coronavirus disease would arrive in its territory. On Sunday, the Taskforce urged all citizens to follow and respect preventive measures issued by Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation.

Source: Daily Nation April 05, 2020 11:03 UTC