COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of the Congo

The COVID-19 pandemic has been occurring in the Republic of the Congo since March 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic that began in China in December 2019. The pandemic affects the novel disease COVID-19 . This is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group and belongs to the group of respiratory diseases . From March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic.

Course and measures

On March 14, 2020, the first COVID-19 disease was confirmed in the Republic of the Congo. It was a man who was returning to the Republic of the Congo from Paris, France. This case first appeared in the WHO situation report on March 15, 2020.

Two more COVID-19 diseases were discovered on March 19, 2020.

On March 28, 2020, President Denis Sassou-Nguesso announced a 30-day curfew that will apply from March 31, after the number of infected people rose to 19.

As of March 31, 2020, 19 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the Republic of the Congo.

The first two COVID-19-related deaths in the country occurred on March 31, 2020 and first appeared in the WHO Situation Report on April 2, 2020. As of April 19, 2020, 143 COVID-19 cases and six COVID-19-related deaths had been confirmed in the Republic of the Congo by the WHO.

statistics

The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of the Congo as follows:

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in the Republic of the Congo
according to WHO data

New infections in the Republic of the Congo,
according to WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in the Republic of the Congo
according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in the Republic of the Congo,
according to WHO data

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa

Web links

Commons : COVID-19 Pandemic in the Republic of the Congo  - Pictures, Videos and Audio Files Collection

• 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

1. ↑ Covid-19: What is Covid-19? In: lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020 . 
2. ↑ "Deeply concerned": WHO speaks of corona pandemic. In: tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Congo Republic confirms first coronavirus case -government . March 15, 2020.
4. ↑ ^{a b} World Health Organization (WHO): Situation reports. In: who.int. Retrieved April 19, 2020 (English). 
5. ↑ Deux cas de coronavirus détectés à Brazzaville. Le gouvernement renforce son protocole ( French ) In: Les Echoes de Congo Brazzaville . March 19, 2020.
6. ^ Congo republic heads into Corona virus lockdown. africanews.com, March 30, 2020, accessed March 30, 2020
7. ↑ Coronavirus: confinée, Brazzaville vidée de ses habitants ( fr ) March 31, 2020.
8. ↑ ^{a b c d} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed on August 9, 2020 .