It is only south Africa in the southern part of Africa that has confirmed coronavirus cases , but a dramatic seen had happened as a man who shows some similar signs and symptoms of corona virus fleed Zimbabwe hospital.
Zimbabwe has no confirmed cases of coronavirus, but the health ministry has confirmed that a man who was due to be tested in a hospital “absconded before testing was done”.
In a statement releases on Monday that the 26-year-old entered Zimbabwe in February from Thailand, and was referred from a private clinic to Wilkins Infectious Disease Hospital in Harare on 8 March complaining of a fever and sneezing.
According to Zimbabwe’s health ministry:
He did not meet the [World Health Organization] definition of a suspected case but was still earmarked for a Covid-19 test due to intensified surveillance that the country has adopted.”
After the man fled the hospital “follow-up efforts to his home address were initiated and a police report was made”, the statement added.
Latest figures indicate there are 100 confirmed coronavirus cases across Africa. They are as follows:
- Egypt – 55
- Algeria– 20
- South Africa– 7
- Tunisia – 5
- Senegal– 4
- Morocco– 2
- Cameroon– 2
- Burkina Faso– 2
- Nigeria – 2
- Togo– 1
