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The Democratic Republic of Congo DRC has confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the country.
The patient, first announced as a Belgian national, then as a Congolese living in Belgium, is been quarantined in the capital Kinshasa.
So, what threat does this pose for a country that’s battled epidemics such as Ebola?
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