COVID-19 pandemic in Angola

viral pandemic in Angola

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Angola in late March 2020, with its first two cases confirmed on 21 March.

COVID-19 pandemic in Angola
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationAngola
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseLuanda
Arrival date21 March 2020
(4 years and 5 days)
Confirmed cases107,271[1]
Deaths
1,937[1]
Fatality rate1.81%
Vaccinations
  • 16,522,932[1] (total vaccinated)
  • 9,591,203[1] (fully vaccinated)
  • 27,722,924[1] (doses administered)
Government website
http://covid19.gov.ao/

Response change

Beginning in 20 March, all Angolan borders were closed for 15 days.[2] President João Lourenço banned all arrivals at airports and stopped passenger vessels docking at Angolan ports for 15 days. All these bans lasted until 4 April.[3]

Cases change

On 21 March, the Ministry of Health confirmed the first two positive COVID-19 cases. The two cases had returned from Portugal.[4][5]

On 29 March, the first two coronavirus-related deaths were recorded, while the total number of confirmed cases rose to seven.[6]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ritchie, Hannah; Mathieu, Edouard; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Beltekian, Diana; Dattani, Saloni; Roser, Max (2020–2023). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  2. Oliveira, Yokani (19 March 2020). "Angola closes borders for 15 days". The Namibian.
  3. "Sonangol official one of two Covid-19 cases in Angola – report | Upstream Online". Upstream Online | Latest oil and gas news. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  4. "Angola reports first two confirmed COVID-19 cases". China.org.cn. Xinhua. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. "Angola, Eritrea, Uganda confirm first cases as coronavirus spreads in Africa". Reuters. 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  6. Line, Platina (2020-03-29). "Covid-19 faz as primeiras duas vitimas em Angola". PlatinaLine (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2020-03-29.