COVID-19 pandemic in Angola
The COVID-19 pandemic in Angola is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Angola in late March 2020, with the first two cases being confirmed on 21 March.[2]
| COVID-19 pandemic in Angola | |
|---|---|
 Affected provinces by COVID-19 pandemic | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Angola |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Luanda |
| Arrival date | 21 March 2020 (3 months and 6 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 259 (as of 27 June)[1] |
| Active cases | 168 (as of 27 June) |
| Recovered | 81 (as of 27 June) |
Deaths | 10 (as of 27 June)[1] |
| Government website | |
| http://covid19.gov.ao/ | |
Background
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[3][4]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[5][6] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[7][5]
Timeline
- On 19 March, a WhatsApp audio about an alleged case went viral, which was later denied.[9]
- Effective from 20 March, all Angolan borders were closed for 15 days.[10] President João Lourenço banned all arrivals at airports and stopped passenger vessels docking at Angolan ports for 15 days. All these bans will last until 4 April.[11]
- On 21 March, the Ministry of Health confirmed the first two positive COVID-19 cases. The two cases had returned from Portugal.[12][13] The first case was a Sonangol employee who flew from Lisbon to Luanda. The second case had flown in from Porto and was also under observation in Luanda.[11]
- All schools in Angola closed on 24 March.[11]
- On 29 March, the first two coronavirus-related deaths were recorded, while the total number of confirmed cases rose to seven.[14]
- On 30 March, the first recovery case from COVID-19 was recorded.[15]
- On 10 April, 257 doctors from Cuba arrived in Angola in order to help the prevention of COVID-19 spread in Angola.[16]
- On 15 April, it was reported that the 2582 people detained in Luanda under the State of Emergency have now been returned to the Zaire Province.[17]
References
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- "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- "Total Coronavirus Cases in Angola". worldometers. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- "Angola: COVID-19 – Report On Alleged Positive Case Denied in Benguela". allAfrica. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- Oliveira, Yokani (19 March 2020). "Angola closes borders for 15 days". The Namibian.
- "Sonangol official one of two Covid-19 cases in Angola – report | Upstream Online". Upstream Online | Latest oil and gas news. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "Angola reports first two confirmed COVID-19 cases". China.org.cn. Xinhua. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "Angola, Eritrea, Uganda confirm first cases as coronavirus spreads in Africa". Reuters. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- Line, Platina (29 March 2020). "Covid-19 faz as primeiras duas vitimas em Angola". PlatinaLine (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- Line, Platina (30 March 2020). "Angola regista primeiro caso recuperado de COVID 19". PlatinaLine (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- "Cuban medical contingent welcomed in Angola". plenglish.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- "Over 2,000 people return to Zaire province". Angola Press Agency. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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