Houthi authorities yesterday announced the first confirmed coronavirus case in areas under its control, some two weeks after reports of suspected cases in the country’s north.
A Somali immigrant was found dead in a hotel in Sanaa, Health Minister Taha al-Mutawakel told the Houthis' Al-Masira TV on Tuesday. The deceased man later tested positive for coronavirus and was suffering from kidney failure and underlying liver disease, Mutawakel said.