A view of the Pasteur Institute building in Dakar, Senegal March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Christophe Van Der Perre
DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's health minister on Monday announced the first case of coronavirus in the country, the second case in sub-Saharan Africa after one was confirmed in Nigeria last week.
The rapid spread of the new coronavirus has increased fears of a pandemic, prompting governments to step up control measures and sending global financial markets into a dive.
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