COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia

The COVID-19 pandemic is occurring in Ethiopia as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic that began in China in December 2019. The COVID-19 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 13, 2020, the first COVID-19 case was reported in Ethiopia.

On March 26, 2020, the attorney general announced that over 4,000 detainees serving shorter sentences would be released from detention center due to possible contagion. At the same time, it was noted that many Ethiopians have not yet followed Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's appeal for spatial distancing . The First Lady Zinash Tayachew published on April 7th the song Maren , Amharic for "Have mercy". A five-month state of emergency was declared on April 8; 55 infected people had been reported by then.

statistics

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

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Ethiopia
according to WHO data

New infections in Ethiopia
according to WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Ethiopia
according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Ethiopia
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 Ethiopia  - 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. ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19: Causes . Online at www.lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
2. ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply worried". WHO speaks of corona pandemic . March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
3. ↑ Coronavirus pandemic: All the latest updates. aljazeera.com, March 2020, accessed April 1, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Coronavirus combar: Ethopia to free over 4000 prisoners. africanews.com of March 26, 2020, accessed on March 26, 2020
5. ↑ Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban: Ethiopia coronavirus: 5-month state of emergency imposed, First Lady sings. africanews.com, April 8, 2020, accessed April 8, 2020
6. ↑ ^{a b c d} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed on August 9, 2020 .