Senegalese Minister of Health and Social Action Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr on Monday confirmed one new case of COVID-19 in the country.
During the daily press briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic, Sarr said a 67-year-old French national, who had arrived in Senegal on March 7 on an Iberia flight, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
Senegalese President Macky Sall has announced several measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country, including banning all public events for a period of 30 days and closing schools for three weeks.
The country will also suspend, toward midnight on Wednesday, all passenger flights to and from Europe and North Africa for a period of 30 days.
So far, Senegal has reported 27 cases of COVID-19. Two patients have been declared by local health authorities cured.
Among the 27 cases, nine are imported cases, while the rest belong to local transmission. Enditem
