COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Verde
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Cape Verde in March 2020.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Verde | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Cape Verde |
| Arrival date | 20 March 2020 (4 years and 2 months) |
| Confirmed cases | 218 (as of 11 May)[1] |
| Active cases | 178 (as of 11 May) |
| Recovered | 38 (as of 11 May) |
Deaths | 2 (as of 11 May) |
| Government website | |
| COVID 19 — Corona Vírus - Official site about COVID-19 in Cape Verde | |
On 20 March, the first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed, being a 62 year old foreigner from the United Kingdom.[2][3]
Since 16 March tests are being made in Cape Verde rather than abroad, by the Laboratório de Virologia de Cabo Verde, in Praia.[4]
On 17 March, as a contingency measure, Prime Minister José Ulisses Correia e Silva announced[5][6][7] the suspension of all incoming flights from the US, Brazil, Senegal, Nigeria, Portugal, and all European countries affected by the coronavirus.
References
- "COVID 19 – Corona Virus" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- "Cape Verde registers an Adverse Analytical Finding of First COVID-19". insp.gov.cv. 20 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "Coronavírus: Inglês de 62 anos é o primeiro caso confirmado em Cabo Verde". publico.pt (in Portuguese). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- "Covid-19: Laboratório de Cabo Verde com capacidade para 300 testes diários". A Semana (in Portuguese). 16 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- O'Hare, Maureen & Hardingham, Tamara (17 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Which countries have travel bans?". CNN. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "COVID19: Governo declara situação de contingência a nível da Proteção Civil" (in Portuguese). Governo de Cabo Verde. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- "Governo declara situação de contingência, a nível de Proteção Civil, por causa do Covid-19". TCV (in Portuguese). 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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