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Djibouti said on Thursday it had recorded its first coronavirus death, according to a statement tweeted by the Horn of African country’s health ministry.
The statement said the country now had 140 people infected with COVID-19, while 28 people had recovered.
“The confinement measures appear to be bearing fruit but it is too early to relax our efforts,” the ministry said in a statement that also called on the population to continue to respect guidelines issued to fight the coronavirus.
