A medical staff member holds samples from patients infected by the Covid-19 coronavirus before nucleic acid test on March 10, 2020. Eritrea says two people have tested positive for Covid-19, three weeks after the nation announced all its confirmed patients had recovered. PHOTO | AFP
Nouakchott
Mauritania has confirmed its first case of novel coronavirus, the country's health minister said on Friday, adding to the growing number of cases in West Africa.
