By Lamin Njie
The travel companion of the 70-year-old Bangladesh national who died after contracting coronavirus while on preaching mission in The Gambia has started developing mild pneumonia-like symptoms, the ministry of health has said.
“Cumulively the country still has a total of three confirmed COVID-19 cases and one probable case at the moment. The probable case is the co-traveller of the second confirmed case, has started developing mild-pneumonia-like symptoms,” the ministry’s Modou Njai told reporters in Banjul on Thursday.
According to the World Health Organisation, pneumonia is one of the symptoms of COVID-19.
The ministry said the ‘probable case’ is a 47-year-old male Bangladesh national who travelled to The Gambia alongside the 70-year-old who died of the virus. He is currently on quarantine.
