A Thai national who fled from quarantine before doctors could test him for coronavirus has since returned for testing and has been declared negative, according to Zimbabwe’s information ministry.

The 26-year-old man had been referred to Wilkins Hospital in the capital, Harare, earlier this week with a fever.

He arrived in Zimbabwe on 14 February from Thailand and had been described as low-risk.

The ministry said the man has since been discharged from hospital.