COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen

COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationYemen
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseHadhramaut
Arrival date10 April 2020
(4 years, 8 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Confirmed cases87 (includes Houthi held areas)
Recovered1[1]
Deaths
13 (includes Houthi held areas)
Government website
https://twitter.com/YSNECCOVID19

The first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen was announced on 10 April 2020 in Hadhramaut.[2] Organizations called the news a "devastating blow" and a "nightmare scenario" because of the country's lack of healthcare and human rights.[3]

Cases

The first case was confirmed on 10 April, the patient was a 60-year-old man in the southern oil-producing region of Hadhramaut.

On 29 April, Yemen recorded five new cases of coronavirus, including two deaths, all in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden.[4]

Statistics

COVID-19 Cases Reported in Yemeni Governorates
Governorate Reported Cases Recoveries Deaths
Total 87 1 13
'Amran – 0 0
Abyan 1 0 0
Aden 48 0 5
Al Bayda – 0 0
Al Hudaydah – 0 0
Al Jawf – 0 0
Al Mahrah 1 0 0
Al Mahwit – 0 0
Amanat Al Asimah 2 0 1
Dhale 3 0 0
Dhamar – 0 0
Hadramaut 13 1 1
Hajjah – 0 0
Ibb – 0 0
Lahij 13 0 4
Ma'rib 1 0 0
Raymah – 0 0
Sa'dah – 0 0
Sanaa – 0 0
Shabwah 1 0 1
Socotra – 0 0
Taiz 4 0 1

References

  1. ↑ "'It is still a mystery': War-hit Yemen struggles to trace COVID-19 infection". Reuters. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Ghobari, Muhammad. "War-ravaged Yemen confirms first coronavirus case, braces for more". Reuters. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Yemen 'faces nightmare' as virus case confirmed". BBC News. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Yemen reports first two deaths from coronavirus". Reuters. Retrieved 29 April 2020.