COVID-19 pandemic in Djibouti
The COVID-19 pandemic occurs in Djibouti since March 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic , which took place in December 2019 in China originated. 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.
background
Several large states are militarily present in Djibouti, including China, France, Italy, Japan, and the United States. The country's first confirmed case was a member of the Spanish military. As a result, the entire Spanish unit was quarantined on a French military base in Djibouti.
Course and measures
On March 15, 2020, Djibouti announced that all commercial passenger flights would be suspended from March 18. The train traffic was also stopped. The World Health Organization provided protective equipment to Djibouti in March 2020.
On March 18, 2020, the first COVID-19 infection was confirmed at Bouffard Hospital in the capital, Djibouti . It was an infected Spanish soldier who did not come into contact with the local population. Spain then announced that it would quarantine more soldiers in Djibouti. Seven other suspected cases tested negative. This case first appeared in the WHO situation report on ... 2020.
By April 5, 2020, the number of infected people in the country rose to 59 people.
The first COVID-19-related death in the country occurred on April 9, 2020. As of that day, there were 140 infected and 28 healed. The first COVID-19-related death in Djibouti first appeared in the WHO situation report on April 10. As of April 14, 2020, the WHO confirmed 298 COVID-19 infections and two COVID-19-related deaths in Djibouti.
statistics
The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Djibouti as follows:
Infections
Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Djibouti
according to WHO data
New infections in Djibouti
according to WHO data
Deaths
Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Djibouti
according to WHO data
Confirmed deaths (daily) in Djibouti
according to WHO data
Remarks
- ↑ 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
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
- ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19 - What is Covid-19? - Pulmonologists-on-the-Net. In: lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply concerned": WHO speaks of corona pandemic. In: tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c Djibouti confirms first coronavirus case (en) . In: The East African . Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ↑ a b Djibouti joins global action to prevent COVID-19 as first case is confirmed in the country - Djibouti (en) . In: ReliefWeb . Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ↑ Coronavirus Update (Live) - Worldometer .
- ↑ a b Covid-19: Spain to repatriate command team from Djibouti after positive coronavirus test | Jane's 360 . In: www.janes.com . Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ↑ Djibouti confirms first case of COVID-19 Devdiscourse.com from March 19, 2020 (English), accessed on April 4, 2020
- ↑ a b World Health Organization (WHO): Situation reports. In: who.int. Retrieved April 14, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Ministere de la Santé de Djibouti ( en )
- ↑ Djibouti says records its first coronavirus death - ministry of health (en) . In: Reuters , April 9, 2020.
- ↑ a b c d Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed July 4, 2020 .
