COVID-19 pandemic in the Central African Republic

The COVID-19 pandemic occurs in the Central African Republic 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 country's first COVID-19 case was announced on March 14, 2020. It was an Italian who was returning to Bangui from Milan , Italy , to the Central African Republic . This case first appeared in the WHO situation reports on March 15, 2020.

The government closed Bangui Airport for scheduled services; People arriving from countries affected by COVID-19 had to be quarantined for 21 days. Educational institutions were closed and gatherings of 15 people or more were banned.

As of April 5, 2020, the WHO had confirmed nine COVID-19 cases in the Central African Republic.

statistics

The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Central African Republic as follows:

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in the Central African Republic
according to WHO data

New infections in the Central African Republic
according to WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in the Central African Republic
according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in the Central African Republic
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 the Central African Republic  - Pictures, Videos and Audio Files Collection

• 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. ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19: Causes . Online at www.lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
2. ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply worried". WHO speaks of corona pandemic . March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
3. ↑ Central African Republic confirms first coronavirus case -WHO . In: Reuters . March 15, 2020.
4. ↑ Situation report 55 (PDF). In: who.int. WHO, accessed April 11, 2020 . 
5. ↑ US Embassy in Central African Republic: COVID-19 information. cf.embassy.gov of April 2, 2020 (English), accessed on April 3, 2020
6. ↑ Situation report 76 (PDF). In: who.int. WHO, accessed April 11, 2020 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b c d} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed July 8, 2020 .