GENEVA (REUTERS) - The coronavirus outbreak is "getting bigger", the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday (Feb 28) after Nigeria confirmed sub-Saharan Africa's first case, reiterating its warning that the virus could reach most "if not all countries".

Five more countries have reported their first case of the Covid-19 virus, all with travel history connected to Italy - Nigeria, Estonia, Denmark, Netherlands and Lithuania - WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said.