COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Ethiopia on 13 March 2020.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia | |
|---|---|
 Map of regions with confirmed (red) Coronavirus cases (as of 22 April) | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Ethiopia |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Addis Ababa |
| Arrival date | 13 March 2020 (4 years, 2 months and 1 week) |
| Confirmed cases | 263 (as of 13 May)[1] |
| Active cases | 150 (as of 13 May) |
| Recovered | 108 (as of 13 May)[2] |
Deaths | 5 (as of 13 May) |
| Government website | |
| https://tena.et/update | |
Sanitising hands in Ethiopia.
Cases
On 13 March, the first coronavirus case was reported in the country and the victim later was a Japanese citizen.[3] The process of contact tracing is currently taking place.[4]
On 28 March, the Ministry of Health reported that one patient has fully recovered from the virus.[5]
On 30 March, the Prime Minister said in a statement that the total number of cases in the country has risen to 23.[6]
Response
Ethiopia will not be enforcing a travel ban, with Tadesse stating that the virus is in 134 countries, and enforcing a travel ban will not work.[7]
References
- Tadesse, Lia (2020-05-10). "Report #59የኢትዮጵያ የኮሮና ቫይረስ ሁኔታ መግለጫStatus update on #COVID19Ethiopiapic.twitter.com/7eS5FNuv77". @lia_tadesse. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- Lia Tadesse [@lia_tadesse] (7 May 2020). "Report#55 የኢትዮጵያ የኮሮና ቫይረስ ሁኔታ መግለጫ Status update on #COVID19Ethiopia" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Ethiopia confirms first coronavirus case: Live updates". aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "Ethiopia confirms first coronavirus case". aa.com.tr. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "Ministry Reports One Recovery From Coronavirus". fanabc.com. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "PM Calls On Public To Apply COVID19 Containment Measures". fanabc.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- "Ethiopia Confirms First Case of Coronavirus | Voice of America – English". voanews.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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