Lesotho records first case of COVID-19 - health ministry

Lesotho recorded its first case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the health ministry said.

In a statement, the ministry said it had conducted 81 tests for COVID-19 from travellers from South Africa and Saudi Arabia, of which one was positive. The kingdom, nestled in a South African mountain range, had so far been spared the coronavirus that has affected other countries in southern Africa.