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COVID-19, Situation update for the WHO African Region, External Situation Report 2 (11 March 2020)
Source: WHO
Published
11 Mar 2020
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1. Situation update
47 cases, 0 deaths
On 11 March 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic. The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve rapidly, with the number of countries affected in the WHO African Region steadily growing. Since our last situation report on 4 March 2020 (External Situation Report 1), six new countries in the WHO African Region have reported confirmed COVID-19 cases; namely Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa and Togo – this in addition to Algeria, Nigeria and Senegal who confirmed cases in the past week. As of 11 March 2020, a total of 47 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with no deaths, have been reported across nine countries in the region: Algeria (20), South Africa (13), Senegal (5), Nigeria (2), Cameroon (2), Burkina Faso (2), Cote d’Ivoire (1), Democratic Republic of the Congo (1), and Togo (1). Figures 1 and 2 show the temporal and geographical distribution of cases, respectively. In the rest of the African continent, a total of 66 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported from three countries: Egypt (59), Tunisia (5), and Morocco (2). All index cases reported in the WHO African Region had a travel history to Europe (mostly Italy and France) (Figure 3)...
COVID-19, Situation update for the WHO African Region, External Situation Report 2 (11 March 2020)
Source: WHO
Published
11 Mar 2020
Origin View original
1. Situation update
47 cases, 0 deaths
On 11 March 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic. The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve rapidly, with the number of countries affected in the WHO African Region steadily growing. Since our last situation report on 4 March 2020 (External Situation Report 1), six new countries in the WHO African Region have reported confirmed COVID-19 cases; namely Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa and Togo – this in addition to Algeria, Nigeria and Senegal who confirmed cases in the past week. As of 11 March 2020, a total of 47 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with no deaths, have been reported across nine countries in the region: Algeria (20), South Africa (13), Senegal (5), Nigeria (2), Cameroon (2), Burkina Faso (2), Cote d’Ivoire (1), Democratic Republic of the Congo (1), and Togo (1). Figures 1 and 2 show the temporal and geographical distribution of cases, respectively. In the rest of the African continent, a total of 66 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported from three countries: Egypt (59), Tunisia (5), and Morocco (2). All index cases reported in the WHO African Region had a travel history to Europe (mostly Italy and France) (Figure 3)...