He passed a temperature check at the capital Dakar’s main airport on his return but developed a fever two days later and went to a private clinic for a check-up, the minister said. Still, Senegal is home to one of the 26 labs in Africa that can test for the virus. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-senegal-idUSKBN20P2JX
00:35 The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the holy city of Touba By Aaron Ross DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's government said on Thursday it would relax slightly a dawn-to-dusk curfew after protesters in Dakar set tyres on fire and threw stones in demonstrations against the restrictions imposed almost three months ago over the coronavirus … DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal’s health minister on Monday announced the first case of coronavirus in the country, the second case in sub-Saharan Africa after one was confirmed in Nigeria last week. NEWS “The health services are taking care of the patient according to the procedure recommended by the World Health Organization,” he told reporters. Outside of China, it has spread to 66 countries, with more than 8,800 cases and 130 deaths. Coronavirus - Liberia: U.S. Embassy Monrovia Update Mr Ndiaye said he hoped the police would strictly enforce these measures. "Any violation of these provisions exposes the perpetrator to penal sanctions, which may range from a fine to imprisonment, in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Contraventions." Coronavirus: On International Day, UN chief spotlights indigenous peoples’ resilience in face of COVID-19 pandemic He said figures clearly demonstrated a very large increase in recorded cases during May, from 757 to 2,737.He said the measures would take "immediate effect" and included "a ban on gatherings at beaches, sports grounds, public spaces and theatres" as well as "prohibition of all demonstrations on the public highway, especially in the Dakar region." 01:00 Globally, the illness has killed over 3,000 people. Coronavirus - South Africa: Happy Women’s Day 2020 Senegal has reintroduced restrictive measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, following a pronounced rise in cases. Before the confirmation of the first case, President Macky Sall on Monday urged calm. Coronavirus protests rock Senegal capital and holy city Touba. 01:30 Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 9 August 2020, 6 pm EAT North African countries Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt have also confirmed cases of the virus. Senegal has reintroduced restrictive measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, following a pronounced rise in cases. Coronavirus - Egypt: U.S. donates ventilators to support Egypt's COVID-19 response, strengthen intensive care unit (ICU) capacity The risk of a global spread and impact of the coronavirus is now “very high”, the highest level of alarm, but containment is still possible, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. The patient is a French man who lives in Senegal and came back from a skiing holiday in France on Feb. 26 on an Air Senegal flight, Health Minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr told reporters. 01:02
Since the beginning of March, Senegal has declared a total of 10,887 cases of coronavirus, including 225 fatalities.