COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen

The official start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen is dated April 10, 2020, when the government emergency committee confirmed an initial infection with the coronavirus on Twitter. 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.

Actions and course

On April 9, 2020, the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia announced a two-week ceasefire over the COVID-19 pandemic , but the Houthi rebels reject it as a "political maneuver". The United Nations special envoy for Yemen had previously called for a "permanent nationwide ceasefire, confidence-building measures and an entry into the political process". The Yemeni government has not yet announced that it will take part in the unilaterally announced ceasefire. Aid organizations are warning of a disaster amid poor medical care and the possible spread of the pandemic in the country.

On April 24, 2020, the first and then only case of COVID-19 in Yemen recovered. Thus, from April 24, 2020 to April 30, 2020, Yemen was one of the countries that had no active cases after a confirmed infection.

However, as of April 30, the WHO confirmed 5 new cases of COVID-19.

In May 2020, Aaron Brent, country director of the aid organization CARE, describes the situation as "dramatic and catastrophic - currently especially in the south of the country". He estimates the unreported number of infected people to be significantly higher than the 167 cases reported by Johns Hopkins University , of which at least 28 infected people died. This is due to the fact that tests are only carried out if the symptoms are very conspicuous and, despite international deliveries of tests, the four laboratories with test capacities do not test enough. In addition, many hospitals are overburdened and unable to treat people with Covid-19 infection, which can have serious consequences, especially for pregnant women. He refers to the "ongoing fighting and air strikes" that make it difficult to "reach certain areas and safely distribute water and food."

statistics

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

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Yemen
according to WHO data

New infections in Yemen
according to WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Yemen
according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Yemen
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

• 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)
• CARE Yemen's Country Director Aaron Brent on the potential impact of COVID-19 in the country and the bigger concerns and humanitarian needs (German roughly 'Yemen's Country Director at CARE Aaron Brent on the possible effects of COVID-19 in Yemen as well as the bigger concerns and humanitarian needs'). March 25, 2020. 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Deutschlandfunk newsroom: news. April 10, 2020, accessed April 10, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19: Causes . Online at www.lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
3. ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply worried". WHO speaks of corona pandemic . March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
4. ^ Federal Foreign Office : Federal Foreign Office on current developments in Yemen. Press release. April 9, 2020, accessed April 10, 2020 . 
5. ↑ الصحة العالمية تكشف حقيقة شفاء أول مصاب يمني بكورونا. In: Khabar Agency, accessed April 25, 2020 (Arabic). 
6. ↑ Greenpeace magazine : Aid organization Care: Corona situation in Yemen dramatic. DPA ticker. May 20, 2020, accessed July 23, 2020 . 
7. ↑ tagesschau.de : Donor conference for Yemen UN and Saudi Arabia ask for money. June 2, 2020, accessed July 23, 2020 . 
8. ↑ ^{a b c d} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed on July 22, 2020 .