The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat says he is self-isolating, although he has tested negative for COVID-19.
A staff member at the AU Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
My #COVID19 test results came back negative. I will remain in self isolation for the next 14 days as recommended. Our colleague is in a stable condition+we pray for their full recovery. Thank you for all your prayers.Let us remain mobilised as Africa’s fight has only just begun.
— Moussa Faki Mahamat (@AUC_MoussaFaki) March 28, 2020
Ethiopia has 16 cases of COVID-19 infection with no deaths and four recoveries.
Elsewhere on the continent, the number of cases has risen to 89 in Nigeria, with one death.
#COVID19 Surveillance Update: 28 March 2020 5:00pm EAT – https://t.co/wkbk2LdJuI
46 African Countries reporting a total 3,977 cases, 117 deaths, and 286 recoveries#FactsNotFear #AfricaPrepares #AfricaResponds pic.twitter.com/vvU33DukSQ— African Union (@_AfricanUnion) March 28, 2020
South Africa, whose President Cyril Ramaphosa is the current chairperson of the African Union, has the highest number of infections in Africa with 1 187 confirmed cases and one death recorded.
There have been 31 recoveries from the infection.
In the video, AU’s Salomon Dersso explains the African Union position to SABC’s Coletta Wanjohi:
