Covid-19: Somalia reports first death as cases rise to 12
Somali police officers disperse people from the Lido beach in Mogadishu, Somalia, on April 4, 2020 enforcing a ban on public gathering to curb the spread of Covid-19 coronavirus. PHOTO | ABDIRAZAK HUSSEIN FARAH | AFP
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In a statement, Dr Nur said the person who died in Mogadishu was a 58 year-old citizen who had never left the country.
Of the 12 cases, the first seven are persons from outside Somalia while the rest are citizens with no history of recent travel.
