African countries led by Nigeria and
South Africa have ramped up action against the coronavirus after the continent recorded its first fatality.
Nigeria said Thursday it would shut schools and limit religious meetings in its economic hub Lagos and capital Abuja, while South Africa, the continent's most industrialised
economy, slashed a key interest rate to help shore up business.
Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation and home to some 200 million people, has so far recorded just 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and is following other countries in ratcheting up its response.