Coronavirus spreads to Cameroon, with 2 confirmed cases

Coronavirus spreads to Cameroon, with 2 confirmed cases
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Cameroon said on Friday it has confirmed its first two cases of the novel coronavirus, a French national who arrived in the capital Yaounde in February and a Cameroonian who came in contact with him.

Cameroon is the first central African country to register a case of the deadly virus, and one of five sub-Saharan nations.

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The country’s health ministry released a statement on Friday announcing the 58-year-old French man had tested positive.

Several hours later, another statement confirmed the second case, adding that both men have been placed in isolation in a Yaounde hospital.

In sub-Saharan Africa, Senegal has registered four cases, all foreign nationals, and South Africa, Togo and Nigeria have one case each since the outbreak emerged in December in China.

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Experts have expressed concern over the continent’s vulnerability to outbreaks of contagious diseases.

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