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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHealth Minister Fawziya Abikar said during a news\nconference in Mogadishu that a Somali national who returned from one of the\ncountries affected by the virus has tested positive.
\n\u201cWe want to inform the Somali people that today March 16, 2020 we can confirm\nthe first case of coronavirus,\u201d she said in a televised statement.
\n\u201cThere were citizens who came from abroad who were held inside the airport\nbecause they came from zones where the coronavirus was prevalent. It was\na precautionary measure. Samples were taken and this morning we received\nthe results: one person is carrying the virus,\u201d Abikar said.
\nThe government did not identify the person but last week the Ministry of Health\nsaid that four Somalis who returned from China are being held in isolation. At\nthe time, the government reported that samples were taken and sent abroad for\ncheckup of the virus.
\nAn outbreak of coronavirus could be catastrophic in Somalia, where decades of\nviolence and lawlessness have left the country with an almost nonexistent\nhealth care system.
\nIn a bid to curb the virus\u2019s spread, the Somali government has announced\nsuspension of all international flights arriving or leaving the country for two\nweeks.
\nThe ban will be effective beginning March 18 and will affect international\ncarriers including airlines from Turkey, Qatar, Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda that\noperate international routes to and from Somalia.
\nThe ban will also affect dozens of planes that bring Khat, a green narcotic\nleave, from Kenya on a daily basis.
\nThe Somali government said special permission will be given to humanitarian\nflights\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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