COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Eswatini in March 2020.[2]
| COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Eswatini |
| Arrival date | 14 March 2020 (3 months, 1 week and 6 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 728 (as of 27 June)[1] |
| Active cases | 353 (as of 27 June) |
| Recovered | 367 (as of 27 June) |
Deaths | 8 (as of 27 June) |
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
March
On 14 March, the country's first case of COVID-19 was confirmed . A 33-year-old woman, who returned from the United States at the end of February and then travelled to Lesotho before returning home to Eswatini, entered isolation.[8] Two suspected cases were identified by 11 March 2020, the first a woman returning from Denmark (or possibly Germany[9]), and the other a woman who had hosted visitors from Germany.[10]
On 24 March, the ministry of health announced a fifth confirmed case. A 52-year-old male who had traveled to the United States earlier in the same month had tested positive.[11]
April
On 16 April, the country recorded its first COVID-19-related death, a 59-year-old man with diabetes as an underlying condition.[12]
June
On 23 June, the government announced it would ban alcohol as of 1 July in an attempt to contain the spread after a rapid increase in new cases over the previous two weeks.[13]
References
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- "Eswatini in Southern Africa reports first coronavirus case". The Jerusalem Post. Reuters. 14 March 2020. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "eSwatini quarantines two suspected Covid-19 cases". apanews.net. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "Two suspected cases of the Coronavirus registered in eSwatini". Mpumalanga News. 12 March 2020. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "5th Case of Coronavirus in eSwatini". Swazi Observer. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "Eswatini records its first Covid-19 death". News24. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- Online, Peace FM. "Eswatini Bans Alcohol After Surge Of Coronavirus Cases". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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