Mozambique: Number of COVID-19 Cases Rises to Seven

Maputo — The number of people in Mozambique infected with the new coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease Covid-19, has increased from five to seven in the space of a day, according to the National Director of Public Health, Rosa Marlene, speaking at a Maputo press conference on Thursday.

The two new cases, one a Mozambican and one a foreigner (whose nationality was not given), are both described as men above 40 years of age, resident in Maputo City. They were among 21 people tested, in a span of 24 hours, by the National Health Institute (INS).

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