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Kem Senou Pavel Daryl is The First African-Contracting The Virus in China

officer If Kem Senou Pavel Daryl, a 21-year-old Cameroonian student living in the Chinese city of Jingzhou, the coronavirus he had no intention of leaving China, even if this would be possible.

"no matter what happens, I have the disease do not want to go back to Africa," he said from his University Dorm, where he is Now under a 14-day quarantine.

He suffers from a fever, a dry cough and flu-like symptoms.

When he was sick, he thought of his time as a child in Cameroon, when he contracted malaria. He feared the worst.

"I got to The Hospital I thought about my death and how I thought it would happen to go for the First Time ," he said.

For 13 days he remained in isolation in a local Chinese Hospital . He was treated with antibiotics and drugs in General, for the treatment of HIV patients. To show after Two Weeks of care he is showing signs of recovery began.

The CT scan showed no trace of the disease. He was infected The First African person is known, to recover the with the deadly coronavirus and The First . His medical care was provided by the Chinese State .

Mr Senoua says he didn't want the disease to Africa

Egypt is The First country in Africa to confirm a case of the coronavirus. Health experts warn that to cope in countries with weaker health systems are struggling, which has led to a possible outbreak of the disease, to More Than 1,600 deaths and infected More Than 68,000 people, mostly in China.

"I don't want to Go Home , before the completion of study. I think there is no need to Return Home , because of all The Hospital expenses were taken care of by the Chinese government," says Mr Senoua. or not?

Since the end of January governments around The World , led by the United States, began the evacuation of its citizens from Wuhan and neighboring cities.

thousands of African students, workers and families that remain in lockdown over the Central Hubei province - the outbreak began in the provincial capital of Wuhan, and some think that their governments should do more to help them.

"We are the sons and daughters of Africa, but Africa is not ready to come to our rescue when we need it most," says Tisiliyani Salima, a student of medicine at the Tongji Medical University and President of the Zambian Wuhan student association.

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for nearly a month, Ms Salima has lived for years in self-quarantine.

the time has begun to lose itself, i.e. for the 24-year-old student. She spends her days sleeping and checking the updates on Chinese social-media-apps.

it acts as a link between your message and the 186 Zambian students under quarantine in The City of Wuhan. Many worry about the safety of the food supply and the lack of information in a city that has seen This Week , an average of 100 deaths per day.

she watched as the other international classmates and the town evacuated, while their countrymen and women who have been Left Behind .

"South of the Sahara, most of the African countries have a similar reaction," says a student, to speak of the agreed under the condition of anonymity.

"in Public or private African countries say that China is in control of The Situation . But The Situation is not under control. If you listen to the official answer, which he tells you that the African countries do not want to offend China. We do not have the power of negotiation," The Student says.

Flight crew of China Southern Airlines have their temperatures checked Kenya's main airport in Nairobi,

China is currently Africa's largest trading partner and relations between the two flourished in the last few years.

In The Process , China has attracted home to 80,000 African students, many to The Middle Kingdom through scholarship programs. But community leaders say that families, young and old, are stranded in the province of Hubei, with little help or support from their governments.

"people say:" Don't bring us, because Nigeria can't handle us. 'I feel conflicted, but at the end of The Day , I'm also human," says Angela, a recent graduate from Nigeria, who gave only her first name.

"I would appreciate it if you would recognize that there are Nigerians here, but we don't seem to be a priority. We did not get a response from our government," she says.

last week, for the First Time in 22 days in lockdown, dwindling inventories Angela forced the car to buy out of their apartment, some of the essentials.

"The City is like a Ghost Town . If I my complex, I don't know if I would even be allowed back in. People are in the test, the temperatures in front of the gate," she says in a telephone interview from her apartment.

The Institut Pasteur de Dakar, in Senegal, is one of the laboratories of the reagents necessary to test samples

On the 30 has. January, the Cameroonian community wrote an open letter to The President urging to evacuate their government and the citizens are stuck in the epicenter of the outbreak.

weeks on Dr Pisso Scott Nseke, a community leader in The City of Wuhan, said the Cameroonian is still waiting for a response.

He accepted that the Church is not United in The Desire to be evacuated, but says they are disappointed about the lack of support from the government.

as of mid-February, Egypt, Algeria, Mauritius, Morocco and Seychelles, moved, had Hubei, their citizens from the province.

Other Nations, such as Ghana and Kenya, according to reports, the evacuation is considering.

', We feel that we have left'

Some Nations sent financial support for their citizens.

According to The Head of the ivory coast student's association in Wuhan is $490 ($380), received the 77 Ivoirians in The City following weeks of talks with your government. But many are increasingly frustrated with their government's attitude.

Ghana has allegedly sent financial support for its citizens as well.

"Stay here, no guarantee for our safety. We are just in a country with better medical care," says Ms. Salima.

"We feel abandoned. The Chinese were annoyed by The Americans , your people pull out, as she felt, it caused a panic," said a student, to speak of the agreed under the condition of anonymity. "There is a lot of distrust here by The Authorities ," he added.

Some call for a continent-wide strategy to the African nationals in China.

"The decision to evacuate is not a matter of "solidarity" with China, or the lack of it. It is the responsibility of each country, finally, you take care of the health of its citizens, wherever they are, including in China," says Hannah Ryder from the development of a fictional character, a Beijing-based international development consulting firm.

As for Mr Senoua, says he has no plans to return to Cameroon.

"It would be a bad and dangerous idea. The biggest fear I had before The Virus , psychological and emotional. Going Back Home is not Now an option. "

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Source of news: bbc.com