COVID-19 pandemic in Niger
| COVID-19 pandemic in Niger | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Niger |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Niamey |
| Arrival date | 19 March 2020 (6 years, 3 months, 1 week and 3 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 1,132 (as of 26 July) |
| Active cases | 36 (as of 26 July) |
| Recovered | 1,027 (as of 26 July)[1] |
Deaths | 69 (as of 26 July) |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Niger in March 2020. Amnesty International reported that journalists have been arrested over reporting about the pandemic.[2]
On 19 March, the first case in the country was confirmed in Niamey, being a 36-year-old man from Nigeria. He had travelled to Lomé, Accra, Abidjan and Ouagadougou.[3]
Niger reported a total of 7 cases on March 25, including the first death related to COVID-19 in the country (24 March[4]). The death happened in Niamey, being a 63-year old Nigerian national.[5]
References
- ↑ "Situation du coronavirus". coronavirus.ne. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ "Niger: Civil society organisations call on authorities to end harassment of human rights defenders". www.amnesty.org. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ↑ "Le Niger enregistre son premier cas de coronavirus (Officiel)". Agence Nigérienne de Presse. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ↑ "CORONAVIRUS : Sept (7) CAS ENREGISTRÉS DONT UN (1)MORT…". Archived from the original on 2020-04-13. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ↑ "CORONAVIRUS : Sept (7) CAS ENREGISTRÉS DONT UN (1)MORT…". L`innovation au service de l`information pour mieux informer. (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-03-25.