COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
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| 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Africa | |
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Africa |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Cairo, Egypt |
| Arrival date | 14 February 2020 |
| Confirmed cases | 1,255[1] |
| Suspected cases‡ | 0 |
| Recovered | 127[1] |
Deaths | 37[1] |
Territories | 44[1] |
| ‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. | |
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Statistics
Total confirmed cases
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Total confirmed case by country
Daily cases for the most infected African countries:
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Total confirmed cases since Day 1 of Outbreak
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Confirmed cases by country and territory
| Location | Cases | Deaths | Recoveries |
|---|---|---|---|
 Egypt
|
294 | 10 | 42 |
 South Africa
|
240 | 0 | 2 |
 Algeria
|
139 | 15 | 43 |
 Morocco
|
115 | 4 | 3 |
 Burkina Faso
|
75 | 4 | 5 |
 Tunisia
|
75 | 3 | 1 |
 Senegal
|
56 | 0 | 5 |
 Réunion
|
45 | 0 | 0 |
 Cameroon
|
40 | 0 | 2[2] |
 Nigeria
|
30 | 0 | 2 |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
23 | 1 | 0 |
 Ghana
|
21 | 1 | 0 |
 Rwanda
|
17 | 0 | 0 |
 Mauritius
|
24 | 2 | 0 |
 Ivory Coast
|
17 | 0 | 1 |
 Togo
|
16 | 0 | 0 |
 Ethiopia
|
11 | 0 | 0 |
 Kenya
|
15 | 0 | 0 |
| Mayotte
|
7 | 0 | 0 |
 Seychelles
|
7 | 0 | 0 |
 Equatorial Guinea
|
6 | 0 | 0 |
 Tanzania
|
12 | 0 | 0 |
 Eswatini
|
4 | 0 | 0 |
 Gabon
|
4 | 1 | 0 |
 Cape Verde
|
3 | 0 | 0 |
 Central African Republic
|
3 | 0 | 0 |
 Republic of the Congo
|
3 | 0 | 0 |
 Liberia
|
3 | 0 | 0 |
 Madagascar
|
3 | 0 | 0 |
 Namibia
|
3 | 0 | 0 |
 Zambia
|
3 | 0 | 0 |
 Zimbabwe
|
3 | 0 | 0 |
 Sudan
|
2 | 1 | 0 |
 Angola
|
2 | 0 | 0 |
 Benin
|
2 | 0 | 0 |
 Guinea
|
2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mauritania
|
2 | 0 | 0 |
 Niger
|
2 | 0 | 0 |
 Chad
|
1 | 0 | 0 |
 Djibouti
|
1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gambia
|
1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mozambique
|
1 | 0 | 0 |
 Somalia
|
1 | 0 | 0 |
 Uganda
|
1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1,298 | 37 | 104 |
Algeria
On 25 February, the first case in the country was discovered. On the morning of 2 March, Algeria confirmed two new cases of the coronavirus, a woman and her daughter.[3]
On the afternoon of 3 March, Algeria reported another two new cases of the coronavirus, a state news agency said quoting a statement from the health ministry. The statement added that the two new cases are from the same family, a father and daughter, and were living in France, adding that there's an investigation to determine the identities of the people who were in contact with them.[4]
On 4 March, the Ministry of Health recorded 4 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, all from the same family, bringing the total number to 12 confirmed cases.[5]
Angola
On 21 March, the first two cases in the country were confirmed.[6] Effective 20 March, all Angolan borders have been closed for 15 days.[7]
Benin
On 16 March, the first case in the country was confirmed.[8]
Burkina Faso
On 9 March, the first two cases in the country were reported in Burkina Faso.[9]
On 13 March, the third case was also confirmed, a person who had had direct contact with the first two cases.[10]
As of March 14, 2020, a total of 7 cases have been confirmed in the country. 5 of the new confirmed cases had had direct contact with the first two cases. 1 is an English national employed at a gold mine in the country who vacationed in Liverpool and came back on March 10, transiting through Vancouver and Paris .[11]
Cameroon
On 6 March the first case was confirmed in Cameroon.[12]
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
On 14 March, the first case in the country was confirmed.[13]
Chad
On 19 March, the first case in the country was confirmed.[14]
Democratic Republic of the Congo
On 10 March, the first case was reported in the country.[15]
Republic of the Congo
The country's first case was announced on 14 March, a 50-year-old man who returned to the Republic of the Congo from Paris, France.[16]
Djibouti
On 18 March, the first case in Djibouti was confirmed.[17]
Egypt
Egypt's health ministry announced the first case in the country at Cairo International Airport involving a Chinese national on 14 February.[18][19]
On 6 March, the Egyptian Health Ministry and WHO confirmed 12 new cases of coronavirus infection.[20] The infected persons were among the Egyptian staff aboard the Nile cruise ship MS River Anuket, which was travelling from Aswan to Luxor. On 7 March 2020, health authorities announced that 45 people on board had tested positive, and that the ship had been placed in quarantine at a dock in Luxor.[21]
Equatorial Guinea
On 14 March, the first case in the country was confirmed.[22]
Eritrea
On 20 March, the first case in Eritrea was confirmed.[23]
Eswatini
On 14 March, the first case in the country was confirmed.[24]
Ethiopia
The country's first case was announced on 13 March, a Japanese man who had arrived in the country on 4 March from Burkina Faso.[25] Three additional cases of the virus were reported on 15 March 15. The three individuals had close contact with the person who was reported to be infected by the virus on 13 March 13. Since then five more confirmed cases were reported by the health ministry to the public, bringing the total to nine.[26]
France
Mayotte
Réunion
As of 21 March, there are 45 confirmed cases and 0 deaths.[27]
Gabon
The country's first case was announced on 12 March, a 27 year old Gabonese man who returned to Gabon from France, 4 days prior to confirmation of the coronavirus.[28]
Gambia
The Gambia reported its first case of coronavirus from a 20-year-old woman who returned from the United Kingdom on 17 March.[29]
Ghana
Ghana reported its first two cases on 12 March. The two cases were people who came back to the country from Norway and Turkey, with the contact tracing process beginning.[30][31]
On 11 March, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, made the cedi equivalent of $100 million available to enhance Ghana's coronavirus preparedness and response plan. Five more cases confirmed as of 17 March. On 19 March, the Health Minister on his Twitter page tweet that two more cases were confirmed during the overnight counting the total confirmed cases to nine (9) as at 9:00GMT. The health minister said the two cases were all imported cases. In the afternoon, the confirmed cases increased from 9 to 11 after a test of a 58 year old Ghanaian woman who is a resident of Kumasi had returned from UK some weeks ago. And the other patient a 61year old Lebanese and a resident of Kumasi showed symptoms of the novel coronavirus and were tested positive. On 20 March, the Minister for information together with the health minister announced that the country has recorded a new 5 COVID 19 virus cases of which 3 of these patients showed no travel history while the other 2 returned from Paris, France and Amsterdam making a total of confirmed cases moved up to 16. - From Adu Amofa Kumasi
Guinea
On 13 March, an employee of the European Union delegation in Guinea tested positive for coronavirus, a delegation spokesman said on Friday. This is Guinea's first confirmed case of the virus.[32]
Ivory Coast
On 11 March, the first case in the country was confirmed.[33]
Kenya
On 13 March, the first case in Kenya was confirmed, a woman who came from the US via London.[34]
Kenya has restricted travel of visitors from countries that have cases for coronavirus with exceptions of it citizens coming home.
On 15 March 2020, the country also announced closure of all schools.
As of 18 March, there are 7 confirmed cases reported by the government.
As of 22 March, an additional 8 people of Kenyan,French and Mexican origin were confirmed to have the virus by the government bringing the total to 15 people.
The Health Minister, Mutahi Kagwe banned all social gatherings including religious gatherings on the same date.
All flights were banned effective Wednesday 25 March by the Health CS.
Liberia
On 16 March, the first case in Liberia was confirmed.[35][36]
Madagascar
On 20 March, the three first cases were confirmed in Madagascar. All were women.[37]
Mauritania
On 13 March, the first case in the country was confirmed.[38]
Mauritius
On 19 March, the first three cases in the country were confirmed.[39]
Morocco
On 2 March, Morocco recorded its first case of COVID-19. It was a Moroccan national residing in Italy who had returned to Morocco.[40]
Mozambique
Namibia
On 14 March, the first two cases in the country were confirmed.[41] In a first reaction by government air travel to and from Qatar, Ethiopia and Germany was suspended for 30 days. All public and private schools are also closed for a month, and gatherings are restricted to fewer than 50 people. This includes celebrations for the 30th anniversary of Namibian independence that takes place on 21 March.[42] Libraries, museums, and art galleries were also closed.[43]
On 17 March, President Hage Geingob declared a state of emergency.[44]
Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) confirmed a third case of COVID-19 on 19 March 2020. A 61-year-old German citizen, who arrived in Namibia on 13 March, remains in isolation and is in stable condition. The MoHSS said it is actively following up with all contacts of this person to ensure proper quarantine and monitoring for symptoms.
Niger
Niger confirmed its first case on 19 March 2020.[45]
Nigeria
On 27 February, Nigeria confirmed its first case, the first case of coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa.[46][47] An Italian citizen who works in Nigeria had returned on 25 February from Milan, Italy through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, fell ill on 26 February and was transferred to Lagos State Biosecurity Facilities for isolation and testing.[48][49][50] The test was confirmed positive by the Virology Laboratory of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, part of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.[51] He was transferred to the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos.[50] On 28 February, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health announced that the Italian man had travelled on Turkish Airlines with a brief transit at Istanbul.[52] As of 6 March, a total of 219 primary and secondary contacts of the index case had been identified and were being actively monitored.[53]
Chloroquine poisoning
An official of Nigeria’s Lagos State government has disclosed that hospitals are receiving patients suffering from chloroquine poisoning where people living in Lagos are overusing the drug as a preventive measure to coronavirus. The excessive usage of chloroquine now endangers lives in Lagos State, Nigeria.[54]
Oreoluwa Finnih, a Senior Special Assistant to Lagos governor has thus urged the public to desist from using the anti-malaria drug as a measure of preventing coronavirus infection. In Nigeria reports indicate that the drug’s price has been hiked since the news broke. Chloroquine has been gaining traction on social media since some news agencies reported it had been approved for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria
On 21 March 2020, ten (10) new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria were confirmed by the Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria. It was reported that three (3) new cases in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and seven (7) new cases in Lagos State. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to twenty-two (22).[55]
All ten (10) new cases are Nigerian nationals. Nine (9) of them have travel history to the United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands, Canada and France. They returned to the country in the last one week. The tenth case is a close contact of a previously confirmed case. Meanwhile, on the 18 March 2020, the Federal Republic of Nigeria suspended the issuance of visa on arrival to travelers from countries with more than 1,000 cases.[56] The restriction notice was issued three (3) days before the number of cases of COVID-19 raised to ten (10). The restricted countries include China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, the United States, Norway, UK, Netherlands and Switzerland.
Lock-down measures
The Federal government of Nigeria has instructed institutions to shutdown for 30 days as a lock-down measures and bans to limit the spread of COVID-19. It also banned public gatherings. The state government of Lagos has asked schools to shutdown and banned public gatherings of more than 50 people, particularly religious congregations.[57]
Several schools in Nigeria has shutdown, following the directives of the federal government at Abuja. This led the Management of one of the most populated school in Nigeria, the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri to dismiss students against COVID-19, stating that the emergency holiday will last for 30 days. The institution had already fixed the dates for the 2019/2020 academic session examination.[58]
There is much tension in every city in Nigeria as students return to their various homes due to the fear of contracting COVID-19.
Rwanda
On 14 March, the first case in the country was confirmed.[59]
Senegal
On 2 March, the first case in the country was confirmed.[60]
Seychelles
Seychelles reported its first two cases on 14 March. The two cases were people who were in contact with someone in Italy who tested positive.[61]
Spain (Canary Islands)
Somalia
On 16 March, the first case in Somalia was confirmed.[36] Somalia's Health Ministry reported that a Somali citizen was returning home from China.[62]
South Africa
On 5 March the first confirmed case was announced, returning from Italy[63] On 15 March 2020, South Africa declared a national state of disaster.[36]
Sudan
The country's first case was announced on 13 March, a man who died in Khartoum on 12 March. He had visited the United Arab Emirates in the first week of March., later it was revealed that the man died because of malaria not Covid-19.[64]
Tanzania
On 16 March, the first case was confirmed.[36]
Togo
On 6 March, the first case in the country was confirmed.[65]
Tunisia
On 2 March, the first case in the country was confirmed.[66][67]
As of 20 March, there are 54 confirmed cases.
Uganda
On 20 March, the first case in Uganda was confirmed.[68][69]
Zambia
Zambia reported its first 2 cases of COVID-19 on 18 March. The patients were a couple that had travelled to France on holiday.[70]. A third case was recorded on 22 March. The patient was a man who had travelled to Pakistan.[71] As of 17 March, the government has shut all educational institutions and put in place some restrictions on foreign travel.[72]
Zimbabwe
Before there were any confirmed cases in the country, President Emmerson Mnangagwa had declared a national emergency, putting in place travel restrictions and banning large gatherings.[73][74] The country's defence minister Oppah Muchinguri caused controversy by stating the coronavirus could be a divine punishment on Western nations for imposing sanctions on Zimbabwe.[75]
Its first case came from a male resident of Victoria Falls who travelled from the United Kingdom via South Africa on 15 March.[76] There have so far not been any deaths reported as the patient is showing signs of recovery.[77]
As of 21 March, there are 3 confirmed cases.[78]
Suspected cases
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
On 16 March three people who arrived by air to Ascension Island showed symptoms of COVID-19.[79] There is no test equipment on the island but these are isolated at home for 14 days.
On 17 March all travel by air to the Saint Helena island was banned, except for island citizens or residents and similar cases.[80] There were no known cases on Saint Helena at this time.[81]
Prevention in other countries
Botswana
As of 17 March there have been no reported cases in Botswana. As a precautionary measure the government has banned gatherings of more than 50 people and the entry of people from countries deemed high-risk.[82][83]
Burundi
As of 17 March there have been no reported cases in the country. As a preventative measure, the government has instituted 14-day quarantining for people entering Burundi from affected countries.[84][85]
Comoros
As of 20 March there have been no reported cases in Comoros. In order to prevent the spread of the virus, the government has put in place various travel restrictions and quarantining measures.[86]
Lesotho
As of 19 March there have been no reported cases in Lesotho, but the country doesn't have the ability to test for the virus.[87] In order to prevent the spread of the virus the government has closed its border with South Africa.[88] On March 18, the government declared a national emergency despite having no confirmed cases, and closed schools until April 17 (but allowed school meals to continue). Arriving travelers were to be quarantined for 14 days upon arrival.[87]
Libya
As of 17 March there have been no reported cases in Libya. In order to prevent the spread of the virus, the UN-recognised Government of National Accord has closed the country's borders, suspended flights for three weeks and banned foreign nationals from entering the country; schools, cafes, mosques and public gatherings have also been closed.[89]
Malawi
On 20 March, President Peter Mutharika has declared the coronavirus pandemic a national disaster. As a preventative measure, he issued a directive that public gatherings should be restricted to less than 100 people. He added that public and private institutions namely schools,colleges and universities should be closed by 23 March. Foreign nationals coming from countries that are deemed high risk have been banned from entering the country except those coming from SADC countries.[90]
Mali
As of 20 March there have been no reported cases in Mali. As a preventative measure, on 18 March President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita suspended flights from affected countries, closed schools and banned large public gatherings.[91] However planned elections in March–April, which have already been postponed several times due to the poor security situation in the country, will still go ahead as planned.[92]
São Tomé and Príncipe
As of 20 March there have been no reported cases in São Tomé and Príncipe. In order to prevent the spread of the virus, the government has put in place various travel restrictions and quarantining measures.[93]
Sierra Leone
As of 18 March there have been no reported cases. On 16 March the government banned public officials from travelling abroad, and urged citizens to avoid foreign travel.[94][95] Quarantine measures are in place for all visitors arriving from countries with more than 50 cases.[94] Public gatherings of more than 100 people have also been banned.[94]
South Sudan
As of 17 March there have been no reported cases in South Sudan. On 16 March President Salva Kiir announced a temporary ban on all social and other large gatherings, restrictions on foreign travel, and a 14-day quarantine for all visitors entering the country.[96][97]
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