COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal
The COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal is part of the global COVID-19 pandemic . At the beginning of March 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 virus was detected in Senegal as the fourth country in Africa. The COVID-19 pandemic started in China in December 2019. The virus from the group of Coronaviridae causes the novel disease COVID-19 . This belongs to the group of respiratory diseases . From March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak as a global pandemic .
course
On March 2, 2020, two COVID-19 infections brought in from France were confirmed by the Pasteur Dakar Institute . 15 contact persons were quarantined at home. In the pilgrim metropolis of Touba , imams and Koran teachers were given preventive measures against the spread of the disease. Traditional healers have been trained in detection and preventive measures.
On March 14, 2020, President Macky Sall announced the closure of schools, a ban on public demonstrations and the cancellation of demonstrations scheduled for April 4, 2020 to mark the 60th anniversary of the country's independence. The President appealed to religious leaders to "accompany the government in implementing the recommendations of the state". The authorities continue to closely monitor the development of the outbreak in Touba, where 11 cases of contact have already been reported.
In the fight against the pandemic, Air Senegal canceled all international flights to the destinations Nouakchott, Casablanca, Barcelona, Marseille and Paris for one month from March 15, 2020. On March 20, 2020, the government suspended all international flights for four weeks. For March 27 and 29, 2020, Air Senegal planned two special flights to France for return travelers who were stranded in the country.
In the Dakar metropolitan region , the government closed all mosques on March 19, 2020 until further notice. On March 23, 2020, President Macky Sall declared a state of emergency for the entire country , which also includes a night curfew and restrictions on freedom of assembly and movement. The military was tasked with overseeing the restrictions.
Contrary to rumors on social media as of April 20, 2020, not seven children were killed by COVID-19 vaccinations in Senegal.
The first and at the same time prominent fatality from the pandemic in the country was the football official Pape Diouf , who died on March 31, 2020 in Dakar .
statistics
The following COVID-19 case numbers (infections, cured persons and deaths) resulted in Senegal:
Infections
Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Senegal
according to data from the Senegalese government
While the above cumulation of the following case numbers for April 2, 2020 resulted in the number of 201 infections, the government in its communiqué gives the number of 195 cases for this day.
New infections in Senegal,
according to data from the Senegalese government
Deaths
Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Senegal
according to data from the Senegalese government
Confirmed deaths (daily) in Senegal,
according to Senegalese government data
See also
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
- List of epidemics and pandemics
- List of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic
Web links
- World Health Organization (WHO): Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports on the website www.who.int (English)
- Johns Hopkins CSSE : Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases. (English)
- Website World of Meters : real-time data of the Corona virus pandemic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Senegal reports first COVID-19 case (English)
- ↑ COVID-19 WHO African Region External Situation Report 4 page 6, page 6 of the PDF file 1.49 MB (English)
- ↑ Radio France Internationale , March 15, 2020: Coronavirus: manifestations publiques interdites et écoles fermées au Sénégal
- ↑ Air Senegal, March 16, 2020: Air Sénégal suspend ses vols à destination et au départ de la France, l'Espagne, le Maroc et la Mauritanie.
- ↑ pressafrik.com, March 27, 2020: Covid-19: Air Sénégal annonce deux vols spéciaux de rapatriement vers la France à partir de ce vendredi
- ↑ US Embassy Dakar, accessed April 2, 2020: COVID-19 information
- ↑ Fact check on Snopes (English)
- ↑ a b c d Situation du Covid-19 au Sénégal. Ministère de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale, accessed April 2, 2020 (French).
- ↑ Communiqué No. 32 of April 2, 2020
