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Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n

Niger Republic has become the 36th African nation to record a case of coronavirus.<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s Health Ministry in a statement on Thursday night, identified the victim as a man working for a transport company.<\/p>\n

He travelled to Niamey, the Nigerien capital from the Ghanaian capital Accra, passing through Abidjan in Ivory Coast and Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n

Out of those four countries, only Niger had not yet had its first COVID-19 case.<\/p>\n

However, the ministry noted that the patient is in stable condition.<\/p>\n

Niger is the 36th among Africa\u2019s 54 countries to have a confirmed case.<\/p>\n

The continent has now recorded more than 700 cases and at least 17 deaths, according to the World Health Organisation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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