Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed its first case of deadly coronavirus, according to health ministry spokeswoman on Tuesday.
Congolese health minister Eteni Longondo said on Radio Okapi, the patient is a Belgian citizen who had been in Congo for several days. He and others with him have been placed in quarantine.
Congo case has brought the number to eight African countries with coronavirus. The coronavirus COVID-19 has affected 115 countries around the world as of Tuesday, 10 March 2020.
Countries affected by coronavirus 2020; The coronavirus COVID-19 has affected 115 countries around the world as of Tuesday, 10 March 2020.
Coronavirus affected countries: List of countries with coronavirus;
Africa
- Algeria
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Togo
- Burkina Faso
- Congo
Americas
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- French Guiana
- Guadalupe
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Paraguay
- Peru
- United States
Eastern Mediterranean
- Afghanistan
- Bahrain
- Egypt
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Tunisia
- United Arab Emirates
Europe
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Holy See (Vatican City)
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
South-East Asia
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- India
- Indonesia
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
Western Pacific
- Australia
- Cambodia
- China
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Macau
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
- Philippines
- Republic of Korea
- Singapore
- Taiwan
- Vietnam