COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia
The COVID-19 pandemic occurs in Somalia since March 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic on.
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The COVID-19 pandemic 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.
Situation in the country
Somalia is in a protracted military conflict. The central government has no control over large parts of the country and is in conflict with several regional governments. Some rural areas in the south are dominated by the Al-Shabaab terrorist group , which has hindered humanitarian work in the country in the past. Poverty and hunger are widespread in Somalia, making people prone to infection and the country prone to a pandemic outbreak.
Somalia's health infrastructure is weak: the country ranks 194 out of 195 in the Global Health Security Index . The country has fewer than 20 intensive care beds.
Mohamed Mohamud Ali, chairman of the Somali Medical Association, warned in March that the virus could kill many more people in Somalia than in China or Iran, as there are no test kits in the country and patients have to wait at least three days for results to obtain.
Al-Shabaab militia leaders met in the country to discuss COVID-19. Action Against Hunger's Ahmed Khalif warned that the extremist group had blocked access to humanitarian aid workers in Somalia in the past but could potentially allow people to move to another location for treatment.
Twenty doctors from Somali National University voluntarily went to Italy, which was badly hit by the pandemic, to fight the COVID-19 outbreak.
Course and measures
As early as March 15, the government banned passengers who had been in China, Iran, Italy or South Korea in the past 14 days from entering Somalia. At that time, the government had quarantined four suspected cases as a precaution.
On March 16, 2020, the first COVID-19 infection was confirmed in Somalia. The Somali Ministry of Health reported that a Somali national was returning home from China. This case first appeared in the WHO situation report on March 17, 2020.
On March 17, the government announced that schools and universities would be closed for 15 days from March 19 and that large gatherings would be banned.
The Somali Aviation Ministry ordered a suspension of all international flights for 15 days starting Wednesday March 18, 2020, with the possibility of exceptions for humanitarian flights. The suspension affected khat imports from Kenya , creating economic difficulties for khat sellers in Somalia and producers in Kenya. Also on March 18, Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire announced that US $ 5 million had been allocated to fight the pandemic.
The first COVID-19-related death in the country occurred on April 8, 2020. This fatality first appeared in the WHO Situation Report on April 9, 2020.
On April 12, 2020, Somalia confirmed its second death from the novel coronavirus. Hirshabelle State Justice Minister Khalif Moomin Tohow died in Mogadishu Martini Hospital the day after he tested positive in Jowhar .
As of April 15, 2020, the WHO confirmed 60 COVID-19 infections and two COVID-19-related deaths in Somalia.
On May 5, 2020, six people died when a Kenyan plane used to transport relief supplies against the pandemic was shot down while approaching the Bay area in southern Somalia .
statistics
The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia as follows:
Infections
Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Somalia
according to WHO data
New infections in Somalia
according to WHO data
Deaths
Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Somalia
according to WHO data
Confirmed deaths (daily) in Somalia
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
- ↑ a b Coronavirus Update (Live) - Worldometer .
- ↑ Covid-19: What is Covid-19? In: lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ "Deeply concerned": WHO speaks of corona pandemic. In: tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e Coronavirus pandemic: Experts say Somalia risk greater than China . In: Al Jazeera , March 19, 2020.
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- ↑ a b c d In Somalia, coronavirus goes from fairy tale to nightmare . In: AP NEWS , March 29, 2020.
- ↑ a b Somalia Confirms First Case of Coronavirus | Voice of America - English (en) . In: VOA News . Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ↑ Somalia sending 20 doctors to help Italy fight virus . March 27, 2020. Accessed March 29, 2020.
- ↑ COVID-19: Somalia bans entry from worst-hit countries . Accessed March 19, 2020.
- ^ A b Somalia, Tanzania confirm first coronavirus cases . In: Anadolu Agency . March 16, 2020.
- ↑ a b c World Health Organization (WHO): Situation reports. In: who.int. Retrieved April 14, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Coronavirus Hits Somalia's Khat Sellers | Voice of America - English (en) . In: www.voanews.com . Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ↑ Somalia has registered first death from coronavirus: health minister . April 8, 2020.
- ↑ Somali state minister dies of coronavirus in Mogadishu .
- ↑ Somalia coronavirus: Probe into deadly crash of Kenyan plane in Bay region. africanews.com, May 6, 2020, accessed May 6, 2020
- ↑ a b c d Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed on May 29, 2020 .
