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Somalia quarantine four people over COVID-19 fears

MOGADISHU — Somali health authorities have quarantined four people over Coronavirus fears as the Horn Africa nation tries to prevent the entry of the deadly disease into a country with a collapsed health services.

Somali Health Minister Fowsiyo Abikar Nur announced that the authorities quarantined four people who have arrived from Coronavirus-hit countries.

One of the four who came from China via Ethiopia was quarantined on 10th March, while the other three were quarantined today.

All of them were in a stable condition and were being kept in a safe location, the minister said.

The World Health Organisation has declared the Coronavirus crisis a pandemic.

The global health body said that there were over 118,000 Coronavirus cases in over 114 countries. Some 4,291 people have died of the virus.

Source: Shabelle Media Network                                     Origin: View original 

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