COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea
| COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Equatorial Guinea |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Malabo |
| Arrival date | 14 March 2020 (6 years, 3 months, 2 weeks and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 522 (as of 14 May)[1] |
| Recovered | 13 (as of 14 May) |
Deaths | 6 (as of 14 May) |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Equatorial Guinea on 14 March 2020.[2]
Equatorial Guinea has a weak healthcare system.[3]
The country's first case was announced on 14 March, a 42-year-old woman in Malabo, who returned to Equatorial Guinea from Madrid.[2]
As of March 24, there were 9 cases in the country, all imported. There were no confirmed cases of community spread in the country at the time.[4]
References
- ↑ "Noticias de Guinea Ecuatorial , África y el mundo en AhoraEG". AhoraEG (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ↑ Hoff, Madison. "Here are the 24 countries that are least ready for a pandemic". Business Insider. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ↑ AfricaNews (2020-03-24). "Africa – Outbreak Brief #10: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic". Africanews. Archived from the original on 2020-04-09. Retrieved 2020-03-24.