COVID-19 pandemic in the Comoros

The COVID-19 pandemic has not appeared in the Comoros for a long time. On April 30, 2020, the first COVID-19 case was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO).

background

The COVID-19 pandemic started 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

As of April 16, 2020, no COVID-19 cases have been reported in the Comoros. However, on April 15, 2020, a person traveling to Mayotte from the Comoros tested positive for COVID-19 there. Geographically, Mayotte belongs to the Comoros archipelago , but it is an overseas department and a region of France . The first case was reported on April 30th.

Incoming travelers will be quarantined for 14 days after their arrival in the Comoros. To prevent the virus from spreading, the government has canceled all incoming flights and banned large gatherings.

statistics

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

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in the Comoros
according to WHO data

New infections in the Comoros
according to WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in the Comoros
according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in the Comoros
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

• 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 Worldometers : data of the Corona virus pandemic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ First case of coronavirus in the Comoros - President confirms. africanews.com from May 1, 2020, accessed May 1, 2020
2. ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19 - What is Covid-19? - Pulmonologists-on-the-Net. In: lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply concerned": WHO speaks of corona pandemic. In: tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Coronavirus - Comoros travel advice . Retrieved April 3, 2020.
5. ↑ Un cas de Coronavirus a été importé des Comores (fr) . 
6. ↑ ^{a b c d} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed on August 9, 2020 .