Senegalese tests positive for coronavirus as Gambia cases of deadly disease rise to 11

By Lamin Njie

The ministry of health said on Wednesday a Senegalese national has tested positive for coronavirus bringing the country’s number of coronavirus cases to 11.

“The newly confirmed case who is a Senegalese national was in quarantine on account of recent travel history to Senegal,” the health ministry’s Dr Abdoulie Bittaye told reporters in Banjul.

It comes five days after health minister Dr Ahmadou Lamin Samateh warned Gambians against complacency amid news the country has one active COVID-19 case. It has now risen to two.