Africa News of Monday, 9 March 2020
Source: bbc.com
'Suspected coronavirus patient escapes Zimbabwe hospital'
Zimbabwean health workers have been preparing for the coronavirus
A Thai person has left a hospital in Zimbabwe's capital Harare before being tested for the coronavirus despite suspicion they may have the virus, according to Zimbabwe's state-run newspaper The Herald:
A suspected coronavirus patient has escaped from Wilkins Hospital before being tested. Authorities are looking for the Thai national
— The Herald Zimbabwe (@HeraldZimbabwe) March 9, 2020
The suspected patient had gone to a local hospital and had been referred to the Wilkins Hospital for further tests, the Voice of America reported on Sunday.
Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health confirmed on Sunday that the country has still not had any confirmed cases of coronavirus.
