COVID-19 pandemic in Burundi

viral pandemic in Burundi

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

COVID-19 pandemic in Burundi
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationBurundi
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseBujumbura
Arrival date31 March 2020
(4 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Confirmed cases15 [1]
Recovered7
Deaths
1

Burundi's Health Minister Thadée Ndikumana confirmed the country's first two cases of coronavirus disease 2019 on 31 March, Burundi nationals travelling back from Rwanda and Dubai.[2]

On 2 April, a further positive case was confirmed, a 26-year-old woman, while 22 other people tested negative.[3]

References

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  1. Burundi, IWACU (2020-04-08). "#Burundi #MSPLS annonce dans un communiqué de presse que 3 des 10 anciens patients sous traitement sont guéris et sont autorisés à regagner leurs familles ce samedi 02 mai 2020 Il annonce également 4 nouveaux cas positifs au". @iwacuinfo (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  2. "Coronavirus: Burundi's first cases, death in Botswana, Ghana's mass recoveries". Africa News. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. Burundi, IWACU (2020-04-02). "#Burundi Urgent Le ministre de la santé annonce le 3ème cas de covid-19. Une jeune fille de 26 ans. Le test pour 22 autres personnes a été négatif". @iwacuinfo (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-02.