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Ethiopia Confirms First Case of Coronavirus

Simon Marks

   ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's Health Minister Lia Tadesse confirmed the
   country's first case of coronavirus Friday.

   Tadesse said a 48-year-old Japanese national who had entered the
   country after visiting Burkina Faso has tested positive for the virus.

   The confirmation fueled fears that COVID-19, which is now in more than
   130 countries worldwide, could spread in Africa's second most populous
   country.

   Tadesse advised Ethiopians to take measures to prevent the spread of
   the virus.

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