COVID-19 pandemic in Madagascar

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Madagascar in March 2020.

COVID-19 pandemic in Madagascar
DiseaseCOVID-19
LocationMadagascar
Index caseAntananarivo
Arrival date13 March 2020
(4 years, 5 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Confirmed cases12,222 (as of 4 August) (JHU)[1][2]
Recovered9,798 (as of 4 August)[3]
Deaths
127 (as of 4 August)

On 20 March, the first three cases were confirmed in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. All three cases were women.[4]

By 22 April, Madagascar had reported 121 cases but no deaths.[5]

On 5 May, Madagascar reported a total of 149 cases but no deaths.[6]

Lockdowns were added in at least two cities.[7] The government announced on 17 March that all international and regional flights would be suspended for 30 days starting 20 March.[8]

References

  1. Johns Hopkins CSSE. "Coronavirus COVID19 (2019-nCoV)" (ArcGIS). Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. "Worlometer Madagascar". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. "Madagascar". www.worldometers.info. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. "Officiel trois premiers cas de Coronavirus à Madagascar" (in fr). Orange Madagascar. 20 March 2020. https://actu.orange.mg/officiel-trois-premiers-cas-de-coronavirus-a-madagascar/. 
  5. "Coronavirus: Caution urged over Madagascar's 'herbal cure'". BBC News. 22 April 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52374250. Retrieved 7 May 2020. 
  6. Qazi, Shereena; Uras, Umut (5 May 2020). "UK coronavirus death toll rises above 30,000: Live updates". Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/world-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-250000-live-updates-200504231301555.html. Retrieved 5 May 2020. 
  7. "Sumitomo halts mines in Bolivia, Madagascar". MINING.COM. 26 March 2020. https://www.mining.com/sumitomo-halts-mines-in-bolivia-madagascar/. Retrieved 26 March 2020. 
  8. "Madagascar suspend toutes les liaisons aériennes régionales et internationales". mofcom.gov.cn (in français). 2020-03-18. Archived from the original on 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2020-03-30.