Nigeria has placed a travel ban on people coming from 13 countries worst affected by coronavirus as five new cases are recorded in Africa's most-populous nation

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has met leaders of the country's main political parties and has appealed for solidarity in the fight against coronavirus. The country has confirmed 116 cases. Meanwhile, in Cape Town, more than 1,700 people are waiting to learn when they will be allowed to leave a cruise ship, after six people with symptoms of the virus were taken ashore for testing

Kenya has confirmed three more cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to seven. Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe says all the cases are people who arrived from outside the country.

Egypt has confirmed that two patients with coronavirus have died, bringing the total death toll to six. Confirmed positive cases now stand at 196. Since the outbreak began, 26 patients in Egypt have recovered from the virus and have been discharged from the isolation hospitals, health officials say

Tanzania's semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, the East African nation's Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said. Mainland Tanzania has reported three cases

Tunisia has imposed a curfew 12 hours a day, to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The country has confirmed 24 cases of the virus. More than 2,000 recent travellers are in self-quarantine, according to official figures

Burkina Faso has announced its first death from Covid-19. The authorities say the patient was a diabetic woman aged 62 years. The West African nation has confirmed a total of 26 cases

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Ghana has increased to seven. The authorities have said that all coronavirus patients are recovering