COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Verde

The COVID-19 pandemic occurs in Cape Verde 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.

Course and measures

The Cabo Verde airline decided early on to suspend flights. Flights to Milan (Italy) have been suspended since February 28. On March 6, flights to Lagos (Nigeria), Porto Alegre (Brazil) and Washington DC (USA) were also suspended. On March 17th, Cabo Verde Airlines canceled all other routes in accordance with the government decision.

On March 20, 2020, the first COVID-19 disease was confirmed in Cape Verde. This case first appeared in the WHO situation report on March 21, 2020. Two more cases were confirmed on March 21. These two cases, and the previous one, each involved tourists who stayed on Boa Vista Island before testing positive.

Since March 16, 2020, tests have been carried out in Cape Verde and not abroad by the Laboratório de Virologia de Cabo Verde in Praia.

On March 17, 2020, as an emergency measure, the Prime Minister announced the suspension of all incoming flights from the US, Brazil, Senegal, Nigeria, Portugal and all affected European countries. This regulation was valid for three weeks. Exceptions were made for cargo flights and flights for foreign nationals wishing to return home. Restrictions have also been imposed on the docking of cruise ships, sailing ships and the landing of passengers or crew members of cargo ships or fishing vessels. Further measures were taken the day after.

A fourth case was confirmed on March 25th. It was a citizen who had returned from Europe. This was the first case to be discovered in the country's capital, Praia, on the island of Santiago. The following day, March 26, the Cape Verde Minister of Health announced that the man's wife had also tested positive and that the first local transmission was taking place.

A state of emergency was declared in Cape Verde for the first time on March 28, 2020. A number of measures to reduce social contacts and to shut down many companies have thus been implemented.

The first COVID-19-related death in the country occurred on March 24, 2020. This fatality first appeared in the WHO Situation Report on March 28, 2020. As of April 19, 2020, the WHO confirmed 55 cases of COVID-19 and one death caused by COVID-19 in Cape Verde.

There were more COVID-19 cases during the month of May. Because of more and more test capacities, the number of infections is rising steadily. According to the WHO, 362 confirmed cases were known on May 22, 130 of them had recovered. To date, 3 people have died from the corona virus.

Leisure and entertainment options remain closed, but services, companies and other organizations have reopened since May 15th.

On May 25, 2020, 380 people were infected with the corona virus. 150 people recovered, of which 3 people died. To date, 227 active cases were known. However, so far there have only been 1,325 tests in total. As a result, the number of unreported cases is estimated to be much higher. The government has not yet announced any further easing. The state of emergency on the particularly affected island of Santiago is still declared.

On June 7th, the measures were tightened again and the state of emergency was reintroduced on the islands of Sal and Boa Vista in addition to the island of Santiago.

The travel warning remained in place in July. There is no indication that this will change. As of July 23, 2020, 2,154 people had been infected with the coronavirus in the country. Further measures are not excluded. Tourism continues to suffer extremely from the travel warning. The Cape Verdean government promises these facts in the field of tourism to attract tourists:

• Our staff is trained and properly informed about preventive measures against Covid-19.
• Our staff, whose work requires direct contact with guests, is equipped with protective masks and always keeps a distance of at least 1.5 meters.
• The reception has a transparent protective barrier and security tape on the floor to ensure the necessary clearance.
• We use hand sanitizer before any interaction with guests.
• Guests are no longer escorted to the room, instructions and instructions are given at reception.
• The keys are disinfected before and after use.
• There is information about Covid-19 in a visible place to read.
• Limited and controlled access to the breakfast room to ensure a minimum distance of 1.5 meters between people who are not part of the same family, encouraging the use of outdoor space for customers.
• Reinforce and introduce new daily and regular hygiene practices for rooms, surfaces, door handles, cabinets and drawers, switches, etc. with an appropriate disinfectant. In the bedrooms, in particular, special attention is paid to objects and surfaces with high points of contact, including television and air conditioning remote controls, toilet seats and handles, door and furniture handles, taps, light switches, telephones, bedside tables, etc.
• The rooms are cleaned daily and the cleaning staff take all necessary precautions. However, if guests prefer, by informing the reception, they can opt for a streamlined service that runs every other day and / or a simple service that focuses on emptying the trash, providing fresh towels and limited new amenities.
• We have dispensed alcohol-based hand sanitiser dispensers at strategic points in the hotel.

statistics

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

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Cape Verde
according to WHO data

New infections in Cape Verde
according to WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Cape Verde
according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Cape Verde
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 Cape Verde  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Current situation
• 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 coronavirus 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. ↑ Corona Virus: Flights suspensions. Cabo Verde Airlines, March 20, 2020, accessed March 20, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Cape Verde registers to Adverse Analytical Finding of First COVID-19. In: insp.gov.cv. March 20, 2020, accessed on March 24, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Coronavírus: Inglês de 62 anos é o primeiro caso confirmado em Cabo Verde. In: publico.pt. March 20, 2020, accessed March 20, 2020 (Portuguese). 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Situation Reports. In: who.int. World Health Organization (WHO), accessed April 19, 2020 . 
7. ^ Covid-19: Há mais dois casos confirmados na Boa Vista. Suspeito de São Vicente é negativo. In: SAPO Lifestyle. SAPO, accessed March 21, 2020 (Portuguese). 
8. ↑ Covid-19: Laboratório de Cabo Verde com capacidade para 300 testes diários. In: A Semana. March 16, 2020, accessed March 20, 2020 (Portuguese). 
9. ↑ Maureen O'Hare, Tamara Hardingham: Coronavirus: Which countries have travel bans? In: CNN. March 17, 2020, accessed March 17, 2020 . 
10. ↑ COVID19: Governo declara situação de contingência a nível da Proteção Civil. Governo de Cabo Verde, March 17, 2020, accessed March 20, 2020 (Portuguese). 
11. ↑ Governo declara situação de contingência, a nível de Proteção Civil, por causa do Covid-19. In: TCV. March 17, 2020, accessed March 20, 2020 (Portuguese). 
12. ↑ Check out the new measures announced by the government in the prevention of COVID-19. In: insp.gov.cv. March 18, 2020, accessed on March 24, 2020 . 
13. ^ "We raise the contingency level of civil protection to disaster risk" - Ulisses Correia e Silva. In: insp.gov.cv. March 27, 2020, accessed on March 27, 2020 . 
14. ↑ Confirmado primeiro caso de COVID-19 na Praia. In: expressodasilhas.cv. Retrieved March 25, 2020 (Portuguese). 
15. ↑ Cape Verde registers the fourth positive case COVID-19. In: insp.gov.cv. March 25, 2020, accessed on March 27, 2020 . 
16. ↑ Test à esposa do primeiro caso da Praia dá positivo. In: expressodasilhas.cv. Retrieved March 26, 2020 (Portuguese). 
17. ^ Declaration of a state of emergency by the President of the Republic of Cape Verde. In: insp.gov.cv. March 28, 2020, accessed April 11, 2020 . 
18. ↑ Boletim Oficial da República de Cabo Verde - Suplemento, I Série, Número 38
19. ↑ COVID-19: confirmed the first death from coronavirus in Cape Verde. In: insp.gov.cv. March 24, 2020, accessed on March 25, 2020 . 
20. ↑ Current situation on Cape Verde with regard to the coronavirus reisetraeume.de
21. ↑ ^{a b c d} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed on August 9, 2020 .