First: Corona virus first diagnosed in Egypt

The patient, a foreign national, was transported with his diagnosis of isolation to a state hospital. A spokesman for the state health ministry said the disease was quickly detected thanks to a preventive program carried out by the ministry, in which travelers were tracked. This is the first case where a virus has been found on the African continent

First: Corona virus first diagnosed in Egypt

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Egypt confirmed Friday night that a first case of Corona virus was detected in its territory. According to a statement from the state health ministry, this is a foreign citizen who was diagnosed with hospital isolation. It was also reported that the case was brought to the attention of the World Health Organization and that all necessary contraceptives were taken. This is the first case of a virus found in the African continent.

Dr. Khalid Mujahad, health minister's adviser and spokesperson for the ministry, made it clear that the ministry was able to discover the first patient thanks to the ministry's prevention program.

121 more dead in China Corona virus; More than 1,700 medical professionals were infected

Foreign citizen turned blue in virus (Photo: Reuters)

A medical team visits a woman's home while scanning homes for a corona virus test in Tianjin, China. February 14, 2020 (Photo: Reuters)

This morning, the National Health Commission said there were 5,090 cases of Corona virus infection and 121 deaths were confirmed in the last day. The total number of infections is 63,851 people. At present, about 55,748 patients are being treated, while 1,380 people have died from the epidemic, which broke out in the Hubei Province capital, Wuhan, in December.

China's health ministry has announced that six medical personnel have died as a result of the virus, with 1,716 infected. It was also reported that the number of infected medical teams was increasing over time. China's hospitals have repeatedly warned that there is a great lack of equipment used to protect against infection, and the main shortcoming is in face masks.