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BREAKING NEWS – Africa’s first coronavirus death reported in Egypt

Egypt’s Ministry of Health announced on Sunday the death of a German citizen from the coronavirus, the first death from the virus in the country.

Health ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed said that the 60-year-old German citizen was diagnosed with the coronavirus on 7 March at a hospital in the Red Sea city of Hurghada.

“The patient experienced high body temperature and respiratory failure before his death on Sunday,” the statement said.

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