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Rwanda confirms first coronavirus case

By  Ivan R. Mugisha  &  KIPLAGAT EDWIN

Rwanda announced on Saturday its first case of the new coronavirus, Covid-19.

In a statement, the health ministry said the patient is an Indian citizen who arrived in the country from Mumbai on March 8.

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