Yemen reports first coronavirus case

Yemen on Friday reported its first case of coronavirus in a southern province under the control of the government, the supreme national emergency committee for COVID-19 said.

Aid groups have warned that when the virus does hit Yemen's broken healthcare system, the impact will be catastrophic.

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"The first confirmed case of coronavirus has been reported in Hadramout province," the committee, which belongs to the internationally recognised government, said on Twitter.