COVID-19 pandemic in Swaziland

The COVID-19 pandemic occurs in Eswatini 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

By March 11, 2020, two suspected cases were tested. A woman who was returning from Europe and a second woman who had received visitors from Germany.

On March 14, 2020, the first COVID-19 infection was confirmed in Swaziland. It was a woman who returned from the United States in late February and then traveled to Lesotho before returning to Swaziland and being quarantined after the positive test result. This case first appeared in the WHO situation report on March 15, 2020.

On March 24, 2020, the Ministry of Health announced a fifth confirmed case. It was a man who had traveled to the United States earlier that month and tested positive on his return.

On March 26, 2020, three infected people were known who had previously been in South Africa. The Ministry of Health recommended compliance with hygiene rules and advised those infected against attending events and public spaces.

By April 15, 2020, 15 COVID-19 infections had been confirmed in Swaziland by the WHO.

statistics

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

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Swaziland
according to WHO data

New infections in Swaziland
according to WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Swaziland
according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Swaziland
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 Eswatini  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• 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

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. ↑ eSwatini quarantines two suspected Covid-19 cases . March 11, 2020.
4. ↑ Two suspected cases of the Coronavirus registered in eSwatini . March 12, 2020.
5. ↑ Eswatini in Southern Africa reports first coronavirus case . In: The Jerusalem Post . March 14, 2020.
6. ↑ ^{a b} World Health Organization (WHO): Situation reports. In: who.int. Retrieved April 14, 2020 (English). 
7. ↑ 5th Case of Coronavirus in eSwatini . March 24, 2020.
8. ↑ Coronavirus - Eswatini: COVID-19 Update. africanews.com, March 26, 2020, accessed March 29, 2020
9. ↑ ^{a b c d} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed July 8, 2020 .