COVID-19 pandemic in Gabon

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Gabon in March 2020.

COVID-19 pandemic in Gabon
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationGabon
First outbreakWuhan, China
Arrival date12 March 2020
(3 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Confirmed cases5,209 (as of 27 June)[1]
Active cases2,842 (as of 27 June)
Recovered2,327 (as of 27 June)
Deaths
39 (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.[2][3]

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[4][5] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[6][4]

Timeline

March 2020

The country's first case was announced on 12 March, a 27-year-old Gabonese man who returned to Gabon from France, four days prior to confirmation of the coronavirus.[7]

On 17 March, two additional cases were confirmed in the country, including a woman who works at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She visited Marseille and Paris before returning to the country.[8] The other patient is a 29-year-old border police officer working at the Léon-Mba International Airport. She checked the passport of the first confirmed case in Gabon, who arrived from France on March 8.[9]

On 20 March, the first death was confirmed.[10]

On 24 March, diagnosed cases increased to six with the Ministry of Health announcing two new cases: a 45-year-old Togolese national and resident of Gabon who recently returned from Senegal on 11 March, and a 42-year-old Gabonese national who returned from France on 19 March.[11]

April 2020

May 2020

June 2020

See also

References
  1. "Infos Corona Virus – Informez-vous sur le Corona Virus" (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. "Ghana, Gabon confirm first cases of coronavirus". National Post. Reuters. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  8. "Urgent : 2 nouveaux cas confirmés de Covid-19". GabonActu. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  9. "2 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Gabon - Xinhua | English.news.cn". xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  10. "Coronavirus : premier décès enregistré au Gabon". GabonMediaTime. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  11. "Covid-19 : Le Gabon enregistre son 6è cas positif". 23 March 2020.


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