Libya reports first confirmed coronavirus cases

23:48, March 25, 2020

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  Zimbabwe confirms first coronavirus case

  HARARE, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe on Friday reported its first confirmed case of the coronavirus (COVID-19) after a male from Victoria Falls, who had traveled to the United Kingdom, tested positive.Photos: XinhuaThe patient is being managed in the town and more details will follow, Minister of Health and Child Care Obadiah Moyo said in a statement.Moyo later told national television ZBC that the 38-year-old male, who traveled to the United Kingdom in March, had tested positive."This is the first case of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe. The patient is a 38-year-old Caucasian male resident of Victoria Falls who had traveled to Manchester, United Kingdom on March 7, 2020 and returned to his home in Victoria Falls on March 15, 2020 via South Africa."He said the man had put himself on self-quarantine after arrival and later realized that he was not feeling well, so he contacted his general practitioner.The general practitioner contacted the COVID-19 assessment team who assessed him and recommended that he continue self isolation at home.The ministry said it was also following up on contacts of a German traveler who was in Zimbabwe between March 4 and 12 and was diagnosed with COVID-19 in Namibia.

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  Montenegro reports first confirmed cases of COVID-19

  Montenegro confirmed the first cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, making it the last among European countries to report outbreak of the infection on its territory.File photo: CGTNThe results were declared in a live broadcast on national television by Prime Minister Dusko Markovic and heads of healthcare institutions.According to the press briefing, the two infected women born in 1948 and 1973, come from the coastal city of Ulcinj, and from the capital of Podgorica. They are both sent to isolation at their homes in good health.They recently came back from abroad, namely from Spain and the United States respectively.Markovic warned against panic and said the country was facing "a new, more challenging phase where we must do everything we can to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus"."We need even more discipline, responsibility, more solidarity in order to adapt to the new situation. In addition to health risks, this epidemic is a serious economic challenge. We are preparing answers with available opportunities," Markovic said.He said that the country doesnt wish to implement harsh measures of isolation such as curfews, and instead will try to call on people for solidarity in staying at their homes."We are a small community that can respect the measures, no coercion is needed here. We can all control this situation together, as we have been doing so far," Markovic said.So far, the government has suspended all international road, rail and air transport of passengers, and number of people in public institutions has been restricted, while all people returning from abroad will have to spend at least two weeks in isolation.Montenegro prepared four sites to serve as quarantines. Authorities revealed that for the around 600,000 people living in Montenegro, there is enough respiratory ventilator.

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  Shanghai reports 2 imported COVID-19 cases

  SHANGHAI, March 19 -- Shanghai reported two confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday, both of which were imported, the local health authority said Thursday.The municipal health commission said a total of 25 imported cases have been reported so far in the city as of Thurs