COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan

The COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan 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 reached Sudan in March 2020.[2]

COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationSudan
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseKhartoum
Arrival date13 March 2020
(3 months and 2 weeks)
Confirmed cases9,257 (as of 27 June)[1]
Active cases4,671 (as of 27 June)
Recovered4,014 (as of 27 June)
Deaths
572 (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 2020

On 13 March, Sudan reported its first novel coronavirus case in Khartoum, a man who died on 12 March 2020 and had visited the United Arab Emirates in the first week of March.[8]

Sudan stopped issuing visas for, and flights to, eight countries, including Italy and neighbouring Egypt, over fears of the coronavirus outbreak.[9]

April 2020

May 2020

By 29 May, a surge of reported deaths in North Darfur raised fears of a serious outbreak in the region, although testing remains poor.[10]

June 2020

See also

References
  1. "Covid-19 Sudan".
  2. "Federal Ministry Of Health". Federal Ministry Of Health. 3 April 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. "Sudan reports first coronavirus case". The East African. Agence France Presse. 13 March 2020.
  9. "Sudan stops visas and flights for eight countries including Egypt over coronavirus: statement". Reuters. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  10. "Surge in deaths in North Darfur raises fears of disastrous Covid-19 outbreak". the Guardian. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.


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