COVID-19 pandemic in Somaliland
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The COVID-19 pandemic has occurred in Somaliland since March 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic that began in China in December 2019. The COVID-19 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
Although Somaliland has only 36 hospitals and there is a shortage of other medical supplies for its 3.5 million residents, there is a functioning rapid medical response force to impose on-the-spot checks and quarantine measures. In addition, the nationwide widespread cashless payment traffic and the international isolation of the country contribute to the low spread of COVID-19.
Government action
The Somaliland government has launched nationwide awareness campaigns in public places, on buses and on the radio . Even Muslim clerics inform the public about the risk factors and hygiene measures against Covid-19th All schools across the country were closed. The lessons are disseminated via the local public media, and online lessons are also offered.
International aid
As of May 2020, Somaliland has not received any help from the rest of the world due to its international non-recognition.
Web links
- Coronavirus: Somaliland strives alone on the website of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) from March 31, 2020, accessed on May 19, 2020 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19 - What is Covid-19? - Pulmonologists-on-the-Net. In: lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply worried". WHO speaks of corona pandemic . March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ↑ Coronavirus: Somaliland strives alone from May 31, 2020 accessed on May 19, 2020 (English)
- ↑ Coronavirus: Education in Somaliland from April 20, 2020, accessed on May 19, 2020 (English)
- ↑ Coronavirus: How Somaliland and Taiwan Manage without International Aid of April 29, 2020, accessed on May 19, 2020 (English)
