“In almost all of the dozen African countries where cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed so far, the cases were imported by travellers who had been in Italy, France, Germany or other European countries.”
#Uganda became the latest country to impose new restrictions on Wednesday when it announced that visitors from 16 countries – including 11 European countries and the United States – would be requested to postpone their travel to Uganda.” 
I’ve been on planes sprayed on take off/landing from various countries on the African continent, I’m 👀
“She said her ministry is also considering a plan to spray a disinfectant on all travellers, from head to foot, as they disembark from their aircraft on arrival in Uganda.”
“She said her ministry is also considering a plan to spray a disinfectant on all travellers, from head to foot, as they disembark from their aircraft on arrival in Uganda.”
“Earlier this week, #Uganda deported 22 visitors, mostly tourists who had flown into the country. They were from countries where the coronavirus is spreading, and they refused to go into self-quarantine, officials said, without identifying the countries.” #CoronavirusPandemic
The largest number of African cases has been reported in #Egypt, with 67 so far. The first case in Egypt was a visitor from China, but a later outbreak hit a Nile River tourist cruise ship. #CoronavirusPandemic #Covid_19
“experts have also suggested that Africa could be more resilient because of its relatively young population, compared with European and Asian countries.”
#CoronavirusPandemic #Covid_19
#CoronavirusPandemic #Covid_19
“Many African countries also have another advantage: lengthy experience w/Ebola-related issues, which has created formal infrastructure to monitor health of visitors...Temps are routinely checked at many African airports to see whether arriving passengers have any signs of fever”
