COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Equatorial Guinea on 14 March 2020.[2]

COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea
DiseaseCOVID-19
LocationEquatorial Guinea
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseMalabo
Arrival date14 March 2020
(4 years, 9 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Confirmed cases522 (as of 14 May)[1]
Recovered13 (as of 14 May)
Deaths
6 (as of 14 May)

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

  1. "Noticias de Guinea Ecuatorial , África y el mundo en AhoraEG". AhoraEG (in español). Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Equatorial Guinea announces first coronavirus case". Deccan Herald. 14 March 2020. https://www.deccanherald.com/international/equatorial-guinea-announces-first-coronavirus-case-813802.html. Retrieved 15 March 2020. 
  3. Hoff, Madison. "Here are the 24 countries that are least ready for a pandemic". Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/countries-least-prepared-for-pandemic-coronavirus-outbreak-2020-3. Retrieved 29 March 2020. 
  4. 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.