Ethiopia declares state of emergency over COVID-19

Xinhua | Updated: 2020-04-08 18:49

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. [Photo/Agencies]

ADDIS ABABA -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday declared a state of emergency to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the east African country.

Ethiopia has so far reported 52 confirmed cases, including that of a nine-month-old baby.

On Sunday, Ethiopia reported its first two COVID-19 deaths, a 60-year-old woman and 56-year-old man.

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