ADEN: Yemen reported its first COVID-19 on Friday (Apr 10) as aid groups try to prepare for an outbreak in a country where war has shattered the ...
People shop at a market in the old quarter of Sanaa, Yemen April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed al-SayaghiADEN: Yemen reported its first COVID-19 on Friday as aid groups try to prepare for an outbreak in a country where war has shattered the health system and spread hunger and disease.
The news came after a nationwide ceasefire began on Thursday over the virus pandemic. A Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi movement announced it would halt military operations for two weeks, but the Houthis have yet to agree.The case was diagnosed in the southern oil producing region of Hadhramout, the supreme national emergency committee said on its Twitter account.
"The individual is stable and receiving medical attention," it said, adding that authorities had taken necessary measures, but did not give details.
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