Egypt Coronavirus Death Is First Fatality in Continental Africa
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A German man died in Egypt of the coronavirus, the first death on the African continent linked to Covid-19.
The man, 60, arrived from Germany seven days ago, according to a statement on the Ministry of Health and Population’s Facebook page. After visiting Luxor, home to some of the country’s most renowned Egyptian ruins, he traveled to the Red Sea resort of Hurghada. He was hospitalized there after developing a fever.