COVID-19 pandemic in Mali
The COVID-19 pandemic has been occurring in Mali since March 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic that 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 early as March 18, 2020, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita suspended flights from affected countries, closed schools and banned large public gatherings. The planned elections in March to April, which had already been postponed several times due to the poor security situation in the country, should, however, continue to take place as planned.
On March 25, 2020, the first two COVID-19 infections were confirmed in Mali. In the WHO Situation Report, these two cases first appeared on March 26, 2020.
On March 26, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs registered two new cases. To combat the epidemic that had spared the country so far, the President of the Republic of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéïta, declared a state of emergency and initiated a curfew from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. On March 27, the number of positive cases increased from seven more cases in Mali to eleven infections. Seven new cases were confirmed on March 28, bringing the total to 18.
As of March 31, 25 cases had tested positive and the first two COVID-19-related deaths were recorded. The first three deaths appeared for the first time in the WHO situation report on April 3, 2020. As of April 15, 2020, the WHO had confirmed 123 COVID-19 infections and ten COVID-19-related deaths in Mali.
statistics
The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mali as follows:
Infections
Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Mali
according to WHO data
New infections in Mali
according to WHO data
Deaths
Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Mali
according to WHO data
Confirmed deaths (daily) in Mali
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 .
- ↑ Mali suspends flights from COVID-19 hit countries . In: Anadolu Agency . March 18, 2020.
- ↑ Mali Proceeds With Elections Despite Coronavirus Fears . In: Channels TV . March 19, 2020.
- ↑ Mali reports first 2 confirmed cases of COVID-19 . March 25, 2020. Accessed March 25, 2020.
- ↑ a b World Health Organization (WHO): Situation reports. In: who.int. Retrieved April 14, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Le Républicain: maliweb.net - Coronavirus au Mali: • 4 cases enregistrés en deux jours • Le Président déclare l'état d'urgence sanitaire et instaure le couvre-feu ( fr-FR )
- ↑ Mariam COULIBALY: 7 new tests positifs de Coronavirus: le Mali passe à 11 cas ( fr-fr )
- ↑ Boureima: Coronavirus au Mali: sept nouveaux cas confirmés, le total passe à 18 ( Fri-FR ) March 28, 2020.
- ^ Oumou Traoré: Mali: Situation du Coronavirus au Mali; Le pays enregistre 25 cas et 2 décès en mois d'une semaine ( fr-fr )
- ↑ a b c d Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed on August 9, 2020 .
