Seychelles confirms first COVID-19 death
Seychelles has recorded its first death from COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by coronavirus.
The patient was a 57-year-old Seychellois man who was hospitalised on New Year’s Eve.
President Wavel Ramkalawan has asked everyone to take the situation seriously.
Seychelles registered its first case of COVID-19 on 14 March 2020.
It has so far recorded 322 cases and 223 recoveries.
