The two patients, a husband and wife, had recently returned to Burkina Faso from a trip to France and were now in isolation, Reuters reported.
Burkina Faso confirms first two cases of coronavirus (COVID-19)
Burkina Faso, one of the neighbouring countries to Ghana's has confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) on Monday, March 9, 2020.
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Currently, eight African countries have recorded cases of coronavirus.
The countries include Cameroon, Senegal, South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria, Togo and Egypt.
In Ghana, more than 40 suspected COVID-19 cases have been tested but the results have all been negative.
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The novel coronavirus has infected more than 113,000 people around the world and killed over 4000 according to CNN's tally as at Tuesday, 10 March 2020.
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