COVID-19 pandemic in Burundi
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Burundi in March 2020.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Burundi | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Burundi |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Bujumbura |
| Arrival date | 31 March 2020 (4 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 5 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 15 [1] |
| Recovered | 7 |
Deaths | 1 |
Burundi's Health Minister Thadée Ndikumana confirmed the country's first two cases of coronavirus disease 2019 on 31 March, Burundi nationals travelling back from Rwanda and Dubai.[2]
On 2 April, a further positive case was confirmed, a 26-year-old woman, while 22 other people tested negative.[3]
References
- Burundi, IWACU (2020-04-08). "#Burundi #MSPLS annonce dans un communiqué de presse que 3 des 10 anciens patients sous traitement sont guéris et sont autorisés à regagner leurs familles ce samedi 02 mai 2020 Il annonce également 4 nouveaux cas positifs au". @iwacuinfo (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- "Coronavirus: Burundi's first cases, death in Botswana, Ghana's mass recoveries". Africa News. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- Burundi, IWACU (2020-04-02). "#Burundi Urgent Le ministre de la santé annonce le 3ème cas de covid-19. Une jeune fille de 26 ans. Le test pour 22 autres personnes a été négatif". @iwacuinfo (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-02.
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