COVID-19 pandemic in Angola

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Angola in late March 2020, with its first two cases confirmed on 21 March.

COVID-19 pandemic in Angola
DiseaseCOVID-19
LocationAngola
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseLuanda
Arrival date21 March 2020
(4 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
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Deaths
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Fatality rate0%
Government website
http://covid19.gov.ao/

Response

Beginning in 20 March, all Angolan borders were closed for 15 days.[2] President João Lourenço banned all arrivals at airports and stopped passenger vessels docking at Angolan ports for 15 days. All these bans lasted until 4 April.[3]

Cases

On 21 March, the Ministry of Health confirmed the first two positive COVID-19 cases. The two cases had returned from Portugal.[4][5]

On 29 March, the first two coronavirus-related deaths were recorded, while the total number of confirmed cases rose to seven.[6]

COVID-19 Pandemic In Angola Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Template:COVID-19 data/Cite
  2. Oliveira, Yokani (19 March 2020). Angola closes borders for 15 days. https://www.namibian.com.na/89434/read/Angola-closes-borders-for-15-days. 
  3. "Sonangol official one of two Covid-19 cases in Angola – report | Upstream Online". Upstream Online | Latest oil and gas news. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  4. "Angola reports first two confirmed COVID-19 cases". China.org.cn. 21 March 2020. http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2020-03/21/content_75842926.htm. Retrieved 21 March 2020. 
  5. "Angola, Eritrea, Uganda confirm first cases as coronavirus spreads in Africa" (in en). Reuters. 2020-03-21. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-africa-idUKKBN218121. Retrieved 2020-03-24. 
  6. Line, Platina (2020-03-29). "Covid-19 faz as primeiras duas vitimas em Angola". PlatinaLine (in português). Archived from the original on 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2020-03-29.