COVID-19 pandemic in Madagascar
viral pandemic in Madagascar
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Madagascar in March 2020.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Madagascar | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Madagascar |
| Index case | Antananarivo |
| Arrival date | 13 March 2020 (4 years, 6 months, 4 weeks and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 12,222 (as of 4 August) (JHU)[1][2] |
| Recovered | 9,798 (as of 4 August)[3] |
Deaths | 127 (as of 4 August) |
On 20 March, the first three cases were confirmed in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. All three cases were women.[4]
By 22 April, Madagascar had reported 121 cases but no deaths.[5]
On 5 May, Madagascar reported a total of 149 cases but no deaths.[6]
Lockdowns were added in at least two cities.[7] The government announced on 17 March that all international and regional flights would be suspended for 30 days starting 20 March.[8]
References
change- ↑ Johns Hopkins CSSE. "Coronavirus COVID19 (2019-nCoV)" (ArcGIS). Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ↑ "Worlometer Madagascar". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ↑ "Madagascar". www.worldometers.info. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ "Officiel trois premiers cas de Coronavirus à Madagascar". Orange Madagascar (in French). 20 March 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus: Caution urged over Madagascar's 'herbal cure'". BBC News. 22 April 2020. Archived from the original on 30 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ↑ Qazi, Shereena; Uras, Umut (5 May 2020). "UK coronavirus death toll rises above 30,000: Live updates". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 5 May 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ↑ "Sumitomo halts mines in Bolivia, Madagascar". MINING.COM. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ↑ "Madagascar suspend toutes les liaisons aériennes régionales et internationales". mofcom.gov.cn (in French). 2020-03-18. Archived from the original on 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
