Ethiopia's Minister for Health Lia Tadesse has tweteed more information about the country's first coronavirus case.

A statement shared on Twitter says that the 48-year-old Japanese national arrived in Ethiopia on 4 March from Burkina Faso.

Ms Lia said the patient was receiving treatment in an isolated facility and was in a stable condition.

She urged Ethiopians not to panic and to remain calm, adding that the government was doing everything it could to contain the spread of the virus.

Source: bbc.com