Djibouti, April 09, 2020, SPA -- Djibouti said on Thursday it had recorded its first coronavirus death, according to a statement tweeted by the Horn of African country's health ministry. The statement said the country now had 140 people infected with COVID-19, while 28 people had recovered, according to Reuters. "The confinement measures appear to be bearing fruit but it is too early to relax our efforts," the ministry said in a statement that also called on the population to continue to respect guidelines issued to fight the coronavirus. --SPA 16:31 LOCAL TIME 13:31 GMT 0018 www.spa.gov.sa/w1304171