Namibia Says Couple Visiting From Spain Test Positive for Virus

(Bloomberg) -- Namibia said a couple visiting from Spain tested positive for the coronavirus, the first cases of the disease in the southwest African nation.

“The two have since been quarantined and are being monitored and treated,” Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula told reporters in the capital, Windhoek Saturday.

eSwatini earlier reported the first case of the virus in the landlocked kingdom, the South African Broadcasting Corp. reported, citing Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula.

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