Virus cases spread across Africa, nations prepare for more

Africa is seeing a steady spread of the coronavirus across the continent, with five new countries confirming cases on Saturday, so that 24 of Africa's 54 countries have COVID-19 patients.Eswatini, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania, Namibia and Rwanda reported their first cases Saturday.All were brought to the continent by travelers from overseas, as with almost all the other cases reported in Africa, according to health authorities.