COVID-19 pandemic in Gabon
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Gabon in March 2020.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Gabon | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Gabon |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Arrival date | 12 March 2020 (4 years, 8 months, 1 week and 5 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 1,004 (as of 14 May)[1] |
| Active cases | 843 (as of 14 May) |
| Recovered | 152 (as of 14 May) |
Deaths | 9 (as of 14 May) |
The country's first case was announced on 12 March, a 27-year-old Gabonese man who returned to Gabon from France, four days before the confirmation of the coronavirus.[2]
On 17 March, two additional cases were confirmed in the country, including a woman who works at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She visited Marseille and Paris before returning to the country.[3]
On 20 March, the first death was confirmed.[4]
On 24 March, diagnosed cases increased to six with the Ministry of Health announcing two new cases: a 45-year-old Togolese national, resident of Gabon and who recently returned from Senegal on March 11 and a 42-year-old Gabonese national who returned from France on March 19.[5]
References
change- ↑ "Infos Corona Virus – Informez-vous sur le Corona Virus" (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ↑ "Ghana, Gabon confirm first cases of coronavirus". National Post. Reuters. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "Urgent : 2 nouveaux cas confirmés de Covid-19". GabonActu. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus : premier décès enregistré au Gabon". GabonMediaTime. 20 March 2020. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ↑ "Covid-19 : Le Gabon enregistre son 6è cas positif". 23 March 2020. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020.
