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 | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Angola |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Luanda |
| Arrival date | 21 March 2020 (4 years, 9 months and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 107,487[1] |
Deaths | 1,937[1] |
| Fatality rate | 1.8% |
| Vaccinations | |
| Government website | |
| http://covid19.gov.ao/ | |
Response
changeBeginning 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
changeOn 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- ↑ 1.0 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 2024-12-22.
- ↑ Oliveira, Yokani (19 March 2020). "Angola closes borders for 15 days". The Namibian.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Angola reports first two confirmed COVID-19 cases". China.org.cn. Xinhua. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ "Angola, Eritrea, Uganda confirm first cases as coronavirus spreads in Africa". Reuters. 2020-03-21. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ↑ 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.
