COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea-Bissau

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Guinea-Bissau in March 2020.[2]

COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea-Bissau
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationGuinea-Bissau
Arrival date25 March 2020
(3 months and 4 days)
Confirmed cases1,614 (as of 27 June)[1]
Active cases1,401 (as of 27 June)
Recovered191 (as of 27 June)
Deaths
22 (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 25 March, Guinea-Bissau confirmed its first two COVID-19 cases, a Congolese U.N. employee and an Indian citizen.[8]

April

Guinea-Bissau recorded its first death on 26 April.[9]

On 29 April, the Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam, Interior Minister Botche Cande, Secretary of State for Public Order Mario Fambe, and Secretary of State for Regional Integration Monica Boiro had tested positive for the coronavirus.[10][11]

May

On 1 May, the Minister of Public Health Antonio Deuna tested positive for the coronavirus.[12]

June

On June 16 Reuters reported that 9% of health care workers have been infected with COVID-19. According to Joana Cortez, a WHO expert in Guinea-Bissau, the three main Bissau hospitals are currently facing rooms filled with COVID-19 patients and a breakdown in essential medical services.[13]

On 26 June, president Umaro Sissoco Embaló announced a one-month extension of the state of emergency, but lifted the curfew.[14]

See also

References
  1. "INÍCIO". INFOCOVID-19 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. "Guinea-Bissau confirms first two cases of coronavirus". Reuters. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. "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.
  7. "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  8. "Guinea-Bissau confirms first two cases of coronavirus". Reuters. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  9. "INÍCIO". INFOCOVID-19 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  10. "Guinea-Bissau PM, three ministers test positive for Covid-19". 30 April 2020.
  11. "Guinea-Bissau PM, Three in Cabinet Test Positive for COVID-19". 29 April 2020.
  12. "Guinea-Bissau reports 52 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including public health minister". 2 May 2020.
  13. "Around 9% of Guinea-Bissau health workers have been infected with COVID-19". 22 June 2020.
  14. AfricaNews (26 June 2020). "COVID-19: Guinea-Bissau extends state of emergency". Africanews. Retrieved 27 June 2020.


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