Angola: COVID-19 cases - 3,279 cases; 131 deaths

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Source: http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2020/01/30/681516.html


The first suspected case of new pneumonia in Angola is a 56-year-old Chinese male citizen

It is understood that the patient had no history of travel in Wuhan and had not been exposed to people with symptoms of pneumonia before coming to An'an.

According to CCTV news, on January 29, Angola announced the discovery of the first suspected case of pneumococcal infection with a new type of coronavirus. The patient was a 56-year-old Chinese male citizen who came from China on January 16 and suffered cough and fever on the 28th. Sent to Sunflower Hospital.


On the afternoon of the 29th, Ambassador Gong Tao went to the hospital to understand the situation and spoke with the Minister of Health. It is understood that the patient had no history of travel in Wuhan and had not been exposed to people with symptoms of pneumonia before coming to An'an. According to the hospital, the initial judgment was a viral infection. At present, the patient is in stable condition and has no life-threatening status. He is undergoing further treatment at Sunflower Hospital. Due to the lack of relevant testing capabilities, the sample is planned to be sent abroad for inspection, and the final result will take some time. The embassy has required the company where the patient is located to take effective measures to isolate close contacts and disinfect the environment. All employees are prohibited from going out.


The Chinese embassy in Angola once again reminds the majority of enterprises and overseas Chinese in Angola that the epidemic is not far away from me and everyone has a responsibility to prevent and control everyone. We should remind each other to avoid recent exchanges between the two countries. The overseas Chinese delegation reports to the embassy and strictly implements the 14-day self-quarantine system. When symptoms occur, they go to the medical institution designated by Anfang for medical treatment at the first time. Don't take any chances.


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30 January 2020 | 16h03 - Updated on 30 January 2020 | 18h38

Chinese patient clinical picture is stable

Luanda - The Ministry of Health assured on Thursday, in Luanda, that the clinical picture of the Chinese citizen, suspected of contracting coronavirus, is stable.

According to the inspector general of Health, Miguel de Oliveira, samples of the exams of the patient, who has been hospitalized at the Girassol clinic since 26 this month, will be sent today to South Africa.

The results of the tests can be known within five days, he said, in a press conference, adding that the preliminary results made in Angola point to a "common flu".

The sending of exams to South Africa, he explained, aims to definitively dispel suspicions.

A source at Cl?nica Girassol assured ANGOP that the patient had no fever in the past 12 hours and remains under surveillance by health technicians at the health unit.

The patient entered the country on 16 January last, coming from China, but not from the epicenter of the disease. Only ten days later (26) did he go to the clinic, after a malaise.

“During the ten days he stayed at the shipyard in Bengo province. The people with whom he maintained contact are under surveillance by the health services ”of that region, explained Miguel de Oliveira.

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Angola Confirms First Two Cases of COVID-19-Health Minister


By Reuters

• March 21, 2020, 6:38 a.m. ET

NAIROBI — Angola's health ministry on Saturday confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus.

"Today we received results confirming two cases of patients infected with COVID-19," health minister Silvia Lutucuta said at a briefing on national broadcaster TPA.

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Source: https://www.macaubusiness.com/angola...ises-to-three/



Angola: Number of positive Covid-19 cases rises to three
By LUSA
March 24, 2020
MNAInternational

Angola’s minister of health, Silvia Lutucuta, announced a new coronavirus infection case in Angola, bringing to three the number of infections registered by the health authorities.

This is a 23-year-old Angolan who had a trip to Spain and returned from Portugal on a flight on 17 March, the minister added at a press conference in Luanda...

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Source: https://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.p...or-la-covid-19

Thursday March 26, 2020

Angola reports fourth case of contagion by Covid-19
Luanda, March 26 (Prensa Latina) Angola reported today the fourth positive case of Covid-19 and raised the number of quarantined citizens to 256 to try to prevent the spread of contagion in the community.

The information was released by the Minister of Health, S?lvia Lutucuta, at a press conference, in which she confirmed the request for aid to Cuba, for the dispatch of specialists, with a view to reinforcing assistential work and the training of personnel.

With live broadcasts on radio and television, the meeting also served to clarify to the population the exceptional measures that will take effect at 00:00 (local time) this Friday due to the declaration of a state of emergency.

As explained by the Minister of Territorial Administration and State Reform, Ad?o de Almeida, the permanence of people on public roads will be prohibited and they can only enjoy the right of movement in exceptional situations such as the purchase of essential goods or to receive essential services. .

The exemptions will be only for citizens who must continue working during the state of emergency, which will be in force for 15 days and may be automatically extended depending on the behavior of the epidemiological situation.

This Thursday the Economic Commission of the Council of Ministers approved a program to strengthen social protection, in the context of actions to combat Covid-19.

The plan will be gradually implemented and should reach the benefit of around 1.6 million families, the meeting's summary document indicated.

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Source: http://jornaldeangola.sapo.ao/socied...asos-positivos


Covid-19: Angola with five positive cases
March 28, 2020

Angola today registered the fifth positive case of the new Coronavirus, contracted by a 54-year-old citizen from Brazil, Health Minister S?lvia Lutucuta announced at a press conference.

S?lvia Lutucuta also informed that Angola has 886 people in quarantine, of which 535 are in Luanda.

To date, the country has had four positive cases, whose clinical condition is considered officially "stable" ...

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Source: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_th...t_75874833.htm

Angola reports first two deaths from COVID-19
Xinhua, March 30, 2020

LUANDA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Angola registered the first two deaths caused by COVID-19, Health Minister Silvia Lutucuta announced at a press conference here on Sunday.

According to the minister, the two patients both died on Saturday, one being a 59-year-old man, who regularly resided in Portugal and returned to Angola on March 12, and the other a 37-year-old Angolan man, who returned to Angola on March 13...

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Source: http://www.rfi.fr/pt/angola/20200331...ronav%C3%ADrus

Angola announces that one of the 5 infected citizens is cured of the coronavirus
Published on: 31/03/2020 - 19:24
Modified on: 03/31/2020 - 19:27
Text by: RFI

Angolan government officials announced during an update of the coronavirus pandemic data that one of the 5 infected citizens was cured. The remaining four cases present a stable clinical picture, with the country registering two deaths in 7 confirmed positive cases.

One of the five with Covid-19, under the control of the infected health authorities, is recovered, announced in Luanda, the State Secretary for Public Health, Franco Mufinda.

Franco Mufinda, who was speaking at a press conference to update the pandemic data, said that the remaining four cases have a stable clinical picture, with the country having recorded two deaths in 7 confirmed positive cases.

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Source: https://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.p...-dice-gobierno

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Thursday April 2, 2020

Angola without community transmission of Covid-19, says government
Luanda, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) Angola, with eight positive cases for Covid-19, continues without community transmission of the disease, reported the Secretary of State for Health, Dr. Franco Mufinda.

In the last 24 hours, no other infection with the new coronavirus was detected in the country, said the expert on behalf of the government commission to deal with the pandemic.

Thus, there is an accumulated of eight cases, including two deaths, summarized the official, who highlighted the cure of a patient and the permanence of five under medical care in hospital facilities in this capital, with a stable clinical state.

The doctor stressed the importance of complying with the hygiene and social isolation measures indicated by the authorities in order to prevent the spread of the virus.

As he insisted, citizen behavior is vital, because so far all those infected with Covid-19 in Angola are imported, that is, they contracted the disease abroad and then began to present the first symptoms here.

If local transmission of the disease occurs, in the first fortnight of this month or at the beginning of next, the number of infected could rise to around a thousand and continue to grow, the specialist warned, at a press conference.

"We do not want to get there," he stressed, therefore, he advised, it is so important to observe preventive measures, especially staying at home, taking extreme hygiene and complying with social distancing when it is inevitable to go outside.

Mufinda also highlighted that the training of technicians in epidemiological and biosafety issues continues, the acquisition of supplies and equipment for Health units and the establishment of conditions in hospitals and other facilities for the reception of possible infected by the new coronavirus.

For his part, the spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior, Deputy Commissioner Waldemar Jos?, reiterated the call to the population to abide by the restrictions of the State of Emergency, put into effect on March 27, which includes prohibitions on the free movement of people. .

According to the official, there are still frequent violations by passers-by, street vendors and vehicle drivers, as well as in informal markets due to the lack of hygienic conditions and overcrowding.

The National Police, he said, will continue to act in the face of these incidents, but the most important thing is to achieve a social understanding of the problem.

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Source: http://www.rfi.fr/pt/angola/20200403...o-confinamento

Covid-19: Angola struggling to enforce confinement
Published on: 03/04/2020 - 20:56
Text by: Liliana Henriques

According to data updated today by the authorities at a press conference in Luanda, Angola maintains the balance of eight positive cases of coronavirus, two deaths and one person cured, while the existence of 162 suspected cases, as well as the institutional quarantine, was also mentioned. of 441 people, another 818 being currently kept in quarantine at home.

During their communication today, the Angolan authorities said that despite this context of expectation, the population continues to disregard the security and prevention measures enacted in recent days. In this context, by renewing its call for the population to remain at home as a precaution, the police authorities announced the arrest of more than 500 people during the first six days of the State of emergency.

In statements collected by our correspondent Daniel Frederico during a press conference today in Luanda, Waldemar Jos?, deputy commissioner of the Angolan National Police, gave an account of the situation on the ground.

Waldemar Jos?, deputy commissioner of the Angolan national police

During this press conference in which the Minister of Health also participated, the latter reported the acquisition of 280 ventilators for hospitals as well as 9 million masks, 80 thousand biosafety kits, tests and thermometers to be made available later this month by China, S?lvia Lutucuta, on the other hand, also announced the arrival, next week, of Cuban doctors, without however mentioning numbers.

It should be noted, in another aspect, that during this Friday's communication, Pedro Sebasti?o, Minister of State and Head of the Security House of the President of the Republic declared that the holding of municipal elections remains on the executive's agenda despite the obstacles posed by the epidemic from Covid-19.

In force since March 27, the state of health emergency is on display until at least April 11 in Angola.

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Source: https://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.p...lica-en-angola

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Saturday April 4, 2020

Covid-19 concentrates public management interest in Angola
Luanda, Apr 4 (Prensa Latina) The confrontation with the pandemic by Covid-19 concentrated public interest in Angola during the week ending today, with the national balance of eight positive cases, including two deaths.

Members of the government commission in charge of coordinating actions against Covid-19 confirmed the day before that the country is still in the pre-epidemic phase, since all contagions are imported, that is, contracted abroad.

The Minister of State and head of the Security House of the President of the Republic, Pedro Sebasti?o, highlighted the lack of community transmission of the new coronavirus and urged the population to reinforce hygiene prevention and social distancing.

In the opinion of the Minister of Health, S?lvia Lutucuta, the number of patients affected by Covid-19 is still reduced at the national level due precisely to preventive measures, including the establishment of a mandatory institutional quarantine.

However, he warned, it is a highly contagious disease, which usually leads to very serious complications for human health; hence the importance of cutting the transmission chain.

So far, there are four Angolans hospitalized abroad due to the disease, two in Portugal and the same number in China, reported the head, who also reported the death of a fellow citizen in France.

As announced, the Angolan government works with all its diplomatic missions to guarantee the proper accompaniment of the sick abroad.

Since March 27, the country operates in exceptional State of Emergency conditions, which includes restrictions on the free movement of people and the closure of all land, sea and land borders, admitting only the movement of goods.

Thus, the flag carrier TAAG stopped making 204 domestic and 180 international flights in the first eight days of the State of Emergency, said yesterday the Minister of Transport, Ricardo de Abreu.

The company has almost 6,700 Angolan citizens abroad, with tickets issued to return to the country, said the official, who called for calm and to be patient, since the restrictive actions are to contain the epidemic spread.

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Source: https://africa21digital.com/2020/04/...-por-covid-19/

Angola has 14 cases of covid-19 infection
Angola has registered since Saturday four new cases of infection by coronavirus, bringing to 14 the total number of infected, informed on Sunday (5) the Secretary of State for Public Health, Franco Mufinda.
Digital Africa 21 with Lusa

Covid-19: Angola with 4 more cases, 14 in total
It is a 37 year old man and three female people, including a one year old child and two women aged 38 and 62, who arrived on the 20th day TAAG flight from Portugal.

All were in institutional quarantine at the Victoria Garden hotel and are residents of Luanda.

The Secretary of State also indicated that all people who were hospitalized in institutional quarantine at the Calumbo I and Calumbo II centers were discharged.

Currently 852 people are in institutional quarantine.

Of the total number of identified cases, two people died and two recovered ...

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Source: https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/mun...ao-16-no-total

Angola with two more positive cases of Covid-19. There are 16 in total
Angola recorded two new positive cases of infection with the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of patients to 16, announced the Secretary of State for Public Health.

Franco Mufinda, who was taking stock of the epidemiological situation related to covid-19 today, detailed that 15 of the infected citizens are Angolans and another is African, with ages varying between 1 and 62 years.

Among the 16 confirmed cases, there are two deaths, while two other patients have already recovered, with 12 cases remaining active.

There are currently 1,634 quarantined people, of whom 673 are in institutional quarantine.

Meanwhile, 166 people were released from quarantine centers.

In the coming days, according to Franco Mufinda, the goal is to expand the test base using other, faster methodologies.

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17th case: https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/mun...ao-17-no-total

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Source: https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/mun...asos-positivos

Covid-19: Angola increases the number of positive cases to 19
Angola registers two new cases of infection with the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of registrations to 19, announced the Angolan Health Minister, S?lvia Lutucuta.
04/08/20 19:17 ‧ 19 mins ago by Lusa
World Angola

The minister is a 59-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, both from Portugal and in quarantine centers.

Both patients were asymptomatic and are now in the reference center of Barra do Kwanza.

The Angolan reference laboratory has processed 1,094 samples so far, with another 165 being processed ....