The Senegalese Health Minister confirms the first case of the novel coronavirus in Senegal, a French man who had visited France in February before returning to Senegal, where he is now quarantined in Dakar. This is the second confirmed case of the disease in sub-Saharan Africa, after the first came to light in #Lagos

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The patient is a French national, he is married and a father of two children. He has lived in Senegal with his family for more than two years.

He stayed in #France, precisely in #Nîmes at the ski resort of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the period from February 19 to 25, 2020. He arrived in Senegal on February 26, 2020 after his vacation.

The results of the tests carried out by the Pasteur Institute in Dakar came back positive. So far the patient's condition has not raised any major concerns.
Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, Senegalese Health Minister


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"Il s'agit d'un patient de nationalité française, marié et père de deux enfants, qui vit au Sénégal avec sa famille depuis plus de deux ans. " "Il a séjourné en France, précisément à Nîmes, et à la station de ski de la région d'Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes dans la période du 19 au 25 février 2020. Il est arrivé au Sénégal le 26 février 2020 après ses vacances." "Les résultats des tests effectués par l'Institut Pasteur de Dakar se sont avérés positifs. A ce jour, l'état du patient ne suscite aucune inquiétude majeure."
Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, Senegalese Health Minister

#Senegal #coronavirus #VoxAfrica #VoxNews

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