COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia

COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia
Map of regions with confirmed (red) Coronavirus cases (as of 22 April)
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationEthiopia
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseAddis Ababa
Arrival date13 March 2020
(4 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Confirmed cases263 (as of 13 May)[1]
Active cases150 (as of 13 May)
Recovered108 (as of 13 May)[2]
Deaths
5 (as of 13 May)
Government website
https://tena.et/update
Sanitising hands in Ethiopia.

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Ethiopia on 13 March 2020.

Cases

On 13 March, the first coronavirus case was reported in the country and the victim later was a Japanese citizen.[3] The process of contact tracing is currently taking place.[4]

On 28 March, the Ministry of Health reported that one patient has fully recovered from the virus.[5]

On 30 March, the Prime Minister said in a statement that the total number of cases in the country has risen to 23.[6]

Response

Ethiopia will not be enforcing a travel ban, with Tadesse stating that the virus is in 134 countries, and enforcing a travel ban will not work.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Tadesse, Lia (2020-05-10). "Report #59የኢትዮጵያ የኮሮና ቫይረስ ሁኔታ መግለጫStatus update on #COVID19Ethiopiapic.twitter.com/7eS5FNuv77". @lia_tadesse. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  2. ↑ Lia Tadesse [@lia_tadesse] (7 May 2020). "Report#55 የኢትዮጵያ የኮሮና ቫይረስ ሁኔታ መግለጫ Status update on #COVID19Ethiopia" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "Ethiopia confirms first coronavirus case: Live updates". aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ethiopia confirms first coronavirus case". aa.com.tr. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ministry Reports One Recovery From Coronavirus". fanabc.com. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "PM Calls On Public To Apply COVID19 Containment Measures". fanabc.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ethiopia Confirms First Case of Coronavirus | Voice of America – English". voanews.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.