Algeria confirms first COVID-19 case

Algerian Health Minister Abderrahmane Benbouzid announced on Tuesday that the first COVID-19 case has been detected in the country.

The patient is an Italian national who arrived in Algeria on February 17, who was immediately put under quarantine, receiving special medical treatment, the official said.

Benbouzid reassured that precautionary measures have been adopted in areas such as airports, ports and land border posts, including the installation of temperature cameras.