COVID-19 pandemic in the Central African Republic
viral pandemic in the Central African Republic
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Central African Republic in March 2020.
| COVID-19 pandemic in the Central African Republic | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Central African Republic |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Bangui |
| Arrival date | 14 March 2020 (4 years, 7 months, 2 weeks and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 143 (as of 9 May)[1] |
| Recovered | 10 (as of 9 May) |
Deaths | 0 (as of 9 May) |
As of 9 April 2020, there were only three ventilators in the entire country.[2]
The country's first case was announced on 14 March, with the patient being identified as a 74-year-old Italian man who returned to the Central African Republic from Milan, Italy.[3]
References
change- ↑ Centrafrique, O. M. S. (2020-05-09). "Le @MSPCentrafrique annonce 49 nouveaux cas de #COVID19 en #RCA ce qui amène à un total de 143 cas confirmés". @OMSCentrafrique (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ↑ Smith, Emma (9 April 2020). "These countries have only a handful of ventilators". Devex.
- ↑ "Central African Republic confirms first coronavirus case -WHO". Reuters. 15 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
