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DRC - COVID-19: 10,361 cases; 262 deaths

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DRC: Second US Embassy employee tested positive for COVID19

Sunday March 29, 2020 - 5:31 p.m.

The US Embassy in Kinshasa announces that another of its employees has been "recently tested positive for COVID-19. This 42-year-old Congolese returned from training in France.

"Unfortunately, he died today. We offer our condolences to his loved ones, " the US Embassy reported on Sunday.

He is the second agent from the US Embassy in Kinshasa to be diagnosed positive.

"This case is not related to the other case in our community, this person left the hospital and is recovering well," said diplomatic representation.

The Embassy says that every possible precaution is taken to protect the staff.

"We encourage everyone to follow the guidelines of the Ministry of Health to limit the spread of COVID19. As we have acted on Ebola & other health challenges, we support the efforts of the DRC government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, " said the embassy, ​​concluding with a note from solidarity: "We are, together, all involved in this struggle".

https://actualite.cd/2020/03/29/rdc...mbassade-des-usa-ete-teste-positif-au-covid19
 
Source: https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum...c-covid-19-65-cases-6-deaths/page2#post842829

DRC registers 16 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Source: Xinhua| 2020-03-30 09:53:21|Editor: Liu

KINSHASA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Another 16 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 81 with 8 deaths, according to the weekly bulletin published by the health authorities...
 
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COVID-19 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION IN KINSHASA AND ITURI AS OF MARCH 30, 2020

Monday, March 30, 2020


• Since the start of the epidemic declared on March 10, 2020, the cumulative total is 98 confirmed cases. In total, there were 8 deaths.
o 17 new confirmed cases, including:
o 16 in Kinshasa and one in North Kivu;

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Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-04/01/c_138937420.htm

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in DR Congo reach 109
Source: Xinhua| 2020-04-01 11:13:29|Editor: huaxia

KINSHASA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) registered a total of 109 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday, according to the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB).

According to the INRB, 11 new cases were confirmed on Tuesday, including seven locally transmitted cases and four imported cases.

Jean-Jacques Muyembe, a coordinator in charge of the fight against the virus in the DRC, warned that the number of cases will increase exponentially, perhaps to reach the peak in May, if appropriate measures are not taken...
 
Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/democr...republic-congo-unhcr-update-covid-19-response

Democratic Republic of the Congo: UNHCR Update on COVID-19 Response

Source: UNHCR
Posted 2 Apr 2020
Originally published 2 Apr 2020

Main highlights

 As of 1 April, there were 123 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the DRC, with 11 reported deaths. No new cases of Ebola have been recorded since 17 February; should this trend continue until 12 April, the epidemic can be declared over.

 On 25 March, UNHCR declared a global L2 emergency for the COVID-19 situation.

 Across DRC, UNHCR is putting in place prevention measures in refugee camps, IDP sites and transit centres. This includes temperature screening and handwashing at entry points, the installation of handwashing stations in public places (markets, health centers etc.), distributions of soap and cleaning products, and awareness-raising on COVID-19 using posters, leaflets, radio spots, and community networks.

 UNHCR continues its protection and assistance activities to the extent possible maintaining physical distancing.

Operational context..
 
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COVID-19 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION IN KINSHASA, IN ITURI IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH KIVU ON APRIL 02, 2020

Thursday, April 02, 2020


• Since the start of the epidemic declared on March 10, 2020, the cumulative figure is 134 confirmed cases. In total, there were 13 deaths;
• 3 people healed and 45 patients in good evolution;
• 11 new confirmed cases, including:
o 6 local, including 4 in Kinshasa, 1 in Bunia and 1 in Goma;
o 5 imported, including 4 from Kinshasa and 1 from Beni.

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Source: https://www.radiookapi.net/2020/04/...-cas-confirmes-148-cas-au-total-dont-16-deces
COVID-19 in the DRC: 14 new confirmed cases (148 cases in total, including 16 deaths)

Posted on Sat, 04/04/2020 - 04:22 | Modified on Sat, 04/04/2020 - 06:48

The number of COVID-19 infections continues to increase in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fourteen new confirmed cases were registered on Friday April 3 by Professor Muyembe’s team, bringing the total number of cases registered in the DRC to 148.

Among the new cases, eleven are local, including ten in Kinshasa and one in Idiofa in the province of Kwilu.

The other three cases are of imported origin: one from the city-province of Kinshasa, one from Beni, and one from Bukavu

Since the beginning of the epidemic declared on March 10, the cumulative number is 148 confirmed cases. In total, there were 16 deaths; or a lethality of 10.8%.

Healing: 3 people; 62 patients are in stable condition.

To date, five affected provinces: Ituri (2 cases), Kinshasa (136 cases), Kwilu (1 case), North Kivu (6 cases) & South Kivu (3 cases). The commune of Gombe, considered as the epicenter of COVID1-9, will be placed in total confinement from April 6 to 20, 2020. Access will be prohibited, except for medical personnel, officers deployed for the response, officers banks and telecoms, journalists (with buttons), according to the governor of the city of Kinshasa.
 
Source: http://www.adiac-congo.com/content/...tal-du-centre-des-affaires-de-kinshasa-115110

Covid-19: complete confinement of the Kinshasa business center
Monday April 6, 2020 - 5:29 pm

Total confinement of the Kinshasa business center, considered to be the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, began on Monday morning, an AFP journalist noted.

Access to the posh commune of Gombe, which houses the headquarters of the government and major embassies, could take several hours, due to the barriers erected by the city authorities for residents who have a pass. On the boulevard du 30-Juin which is teeming with people and traffic jams in normal times, traffic is fluid. From Kinshasa central station to the seat of government, no vehicle was encountered on the route. "The choice of this commune is linked to the fact that it is from Gombe that the virus spreads little by little in the other communes", the health authorities reminded on Monday in their daily bulletin.

This latest bulletin reports one hundred and sixty-one confirmed cases, including eighteen deaths, five people healed and fifty-four patients in good evolution. Seven new confirmed cases have been registered in Kinshasa. "Massive disinfection is also planned during this period. The offices and the main buildings located in the commune of Gombe are concerned. Once everything has been cleaned up at the Gombe, the other communes will be attacked," say the health authorities.

During this partial confinement, the team of the "response" to Covid-19 "will organize itself to search for sick people, but also to investigate risky contacts and symptomatic cases throughout the city of Kinshasa for their screening and treatment, "said the governor. "The house staff, in particular the drivers, the sentries, the gardeners, where positive cases will be detected in Gombe will be followed in their communes of residence to pass the screening and the positive cases will be isolated", specified the health authorities.
According to AFP
 
Source: https://actualite.cd/2020/04/07/cov...oulez-180-patients-14e-bulletin-de-lequipe-de

COVID-19: 19 new cases, the DRC now has 180 patients (14th response team bulletin)
Tuesday April 7, 2020 - 08:05

Covid-19 / Bulletin n ? 14 Monday, April 06, 2020 PRESIDENCY OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO MULTI-SECTORAL RESPONSE COMMITTEE TO THE PANDEMIC OF COVID-19 IN DRC (CMR COVID-19) TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT Struggle against Coronavirus (COVID- 19)

SUBJECT: COVID-19 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION in Kinshasa, Ituri, North and South Kivu ON 06 APRIL 2020

Date: Monday, April 06, 2020

• Since the start of the epidemic declared on March 10, 2020, the cumulative total has been 180 confirmed cases. In total, there were 18 deaths;

• 9 people healed and 90 patients in good evolution;

• 19 new confirmed cases, including:

o 1 imported;

o 18 premises, in particular, 17 in Kinshasa and 1 in South Kivu in Bukavu.

News

Beginning of confinement in the commune of Gombe in Kinshasa *

• The confinement of the commune of Gombe, the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, began this Monday, April 06, 2020;

• The activities of the response to the disease at Covid-19, as part of this confinement, were launched with the cleaning of the Government House by a mixed team made up of teams from the response committee in charge of Infection prevention and control, as well as the sanitation department of the Ministry of the Environment;

• Still within the confines of the commune of Gombe, the sanitation teams from the National Biomedical Research Institute (INRB) have decontaminated the buildings of this sanitary structure;

• For the proper functioning of this containment, barriers have been placed in hot spots entering or leaving this municipality. At each barrier, handwashing and temperature control devices are placed so that each person entering or leaving it is controlled;

• Supervision of these barriers is ensured by elements of the Congolese National Police and response teams in charge of border hygiene. _ *

As a reminder, the recommendations of the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo against Covid-19 *:

For access to Congolese territory:

1. Suspension, until further notice, from March 20, 2020, all flights from countries at risk and transit countries. Only airplanes and cargo ships and other means of freight transport will be authorized to enter the national territory and their personnel subject to controls;

2. Postponement of trips to the Democratic Republic of Congo of all passengers residing in countries at risk until further notice;

3. Requirement for all passengers, upon arrival at national borders, to complete an information sheet and to submit, without exception, to the obligation to wash their hands and take the temperature;

4. Imposition of a quarantine of 14 days maximum on any person suspected at the end of the temperature test, for a thorough examination and if necessary to intern, in the hospitals provided for this purpose, the people who will be tested positive;

5. Provision of all maritime, river, lake and land entry points in the national territory with the same surveillance device to strengthen the control of passengers from abroad;

6. Systematically subjecting people leaving Kinshasa to the various provinces of the DRC to control measures in order to avoid the spread of this pandemic on the rest of our country.

https://mailchi.mp/20ec2d7b4ed6/covid-19-bulletin-n14-lundi-le-06-avril-3907010

For gatherings of people:

1. Prohibition of all gatherings, meetings, celebrations, of more than 20 people in public places outside the family home;

2. Closure of schools, universities, official and private higher institutes throughout the national territory from March 19, 2020 for a period of 4 weeks;

3. Suspension of all services for a period of 4 weeks from March 19, 2020;

4. Suspension of sports activities in stadiums and other places of sports gathering until further notice;

5. Prohibition, until further notice, of the opening of discos, bars, cafes, terraces and restaurants;

6. Ban on the organization of mourning in halls and homes. The remains will be taken directly from the morgue to the burial site and in a limited number of accompanying persons;

7. Management at government expense of all cases tested positive throughout the territory.

For all contacts: - Prof. Steve AHUKA MUNDEKE Expert at the Technical Secretariat of the Multisectoral Committee d
 
Source: https://actualite.cd/2020/04/08/covid-19-20-deces-en-rdc-bulletin-de-riposte

COVID-19: 20 deaths in the DRC (response bulletin)
Wednesday April 8, 2020 - 08:49

Covid-19 / Bulletin n ? 15 Tuesday, April 07, 2020 PRESIDENCY OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO MULTI-SECTORAL RESPONSE COMMITTEE TO THE PANDEMIC OF COVID-19 IN DRC (CMR COVID-19) TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT Struggle against Coronavirus (COVID- 19)

SUBJECT: COVID-19 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION in Kinshasa, Ituri, North and South Kivu ON 07 APRIL 2020

Date: Tuesday, April 07, 2020

• Since the start of the epidemic declared on March 10, 2020, the cumulative total has been 183 confirmed cases. In total, there were 20 deaths and 10 people healed;

• 51 suspected cases under investigation;

• 1 new person healed;

• 111 patients in good evolution;

• 39 sick people in hospital (including 2 on respiratory assistance in Ngaliema and at the Sino-Congolese Friendship Hospital). The distribution of cases in hospital is as follows:

o 27 in Kinshasa, including 9 in Ngaliema, 7 at the Cinquantenaire Hospital, 6 at the University Clinics and 5 at the Sino-Congolese Friendship Hospital;

o 12 in the provinces;

• 3 new confirmed cases in Kinshasa;

• 2 new deaths from confirmed cases.

News

Continuation of the quarantine of the commune of Gombe in Kinshasa

• Since Monday 06 April 2020, the commune of Gombe has been quarantined, the inhabitants of this commune are confined to their homes. A decision taken to limit the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in Kinshasa and everywhere in the DRC;

• On the second day of this confinement, the response strategies against the Covid-19 accelerate with the continuation of the decontamination activities of the Government Hotel from inside and outside, in particular by disinsection and by the start of disinfection;

• This decontamination work, which concerns all the furniture, offices and other objects of the Government Hotel, will be carried out for five days and is carried out by a mixed team made up of experts from the response committee responsible for prevention and infection control as well as the sanitation service of the Ministry of the Environment;

• To carry out this containment, several barriers were erected by elements of the Congolese national police and the Congolese Armed Forces, as well as members of the Border Hygiene teams;

• The barriers are notably put in place at the crossroads of Liberation-Itaga and Gombe avenues, Huilleries-Itaga and Monts des arts, at the entrance to Avenue du Haut-Command and at Place Royal ;

• People involved in response activities have access to containment areas, respecting the measures in place, namely hand washing and taking the temperature.

As a reminder, the recommendations of the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo against Covid-19:

For access to Congolese territory:

1. Suspension, until further notice, from March 20, 2020, all flights from countries at risk and transit countries. Only airplanes and cargo ships and other means of freight transport will be authorized to enter the national territory and their personnel subject to controls;

2. Postponement of trips to the Democratic Republic of Congo of all passengers residing in countries at risk until further notice;

3. Requirement for all passengers, upon arrival at national borders, to complete an information sheet and to submit, without exception, to the obligation to wash their hands and take the temperature;

4. Imposition of a quarantine of 14 days maximum on any person suspected at the end of the temperature test, for a thorough examination and if necessary to intern, in the hospitals provided for this purpose, the people who will be tested positive;

5. Provision of all maritime, river, lake and land entry points in the national territory with the same surveillance device to strengthen the control of passengers from abroad;

6. Systematically subjecting people leaving Kinshasa to the various provinces of the DRC to control measures in order to avoid the spread of this pandemic on the rest of our country.

For gatherings of people ...
 
Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-04/09/c_138960770.htm

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in DR Congo exceeds 200
Source: Xinhua| 2020-04-09 12:22:29|Editor: ZD

KINSHASA, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) registered a total of 207 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, up 24 from the previous day, according to the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB).

According to the INRB, 20 people have died of COVID-19, and 10 have recovered. Among the 24 newly confirmed cases, 23 are in the capital city of Kinshasa, while the other one is an imported case.

So far, 68 suspected cases have been placed under observation, 36 people have been hospitalized, and the conditions of 119 cases are improving...
 
https://www.radiookapi.net/2020/04/1...s-215-au-total

Since the start of the epidemic declared on March 10, 2020, the cumulative total is 215 confirmed cases. In total, there were 20 deaths and 13 people healed;
• 84 suspected cases under investigation;
• 8 new confirmed cases in Kinshasa;
• 3 new people healed;
• 139 patients in good evolution;
• No new deaths among the confirmed cases;
• 98 tests carried out.
5 provinces affected:
• Kinshasa: 203 cases;
• North Kivu: 5 cases;
• South Kivu: 4 cases;
• Ituri: 2 cases;
• Kwilu: 1 case.
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https://www.africanews.com/2020/04/1...ree-countries/

DR Congo – 223

also

https://www.msn.com/en-za/health/cor...k9h?li=BBqfP3n

The Democratic Republic of Congo is prepared to take part in testing of any future vaccine against the coronavirus, the head of the country's taskforce against the pandemic said on Friday.

"We've been chosen to conduct these tests," said the head of the national biological institute, Jean-Jacques Muyembe.

"The vaccine will be produced in the United States, or in Canada, or in China. We're candidates for doing the testing here," Muyembe told a news briefing in comments that sparked controversy in DR Congo amid charges the population was being used as guinea pigs.

Muyembe suggested that clinical trials could begin in July or August.

"At some point, COVID-19 will be uncontrollable," the virologist said.

"The only way to control it will be a vaccine, just like Ebola. It was a vaccine that helped us end the Ebola epidemic."
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Source: https://laminute.info/2020/04/12/cor...cas-confirmes/

Coronavirus: DR Congo totals 234 confirmed cases, 20 recorded for 16 cures
Photo of Radio Okapi Radio Okapi 5 hours ago

The number of cases of Coronavirus increased from 223 to 234, said the technical secretariat of the multisectoral committee for the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the DRC on Saturday 11 April. No new deaths have been recorded.

Since February 10, 20 deaths have been recorded while 16 people are cured of Coronavirus. 144 patients in good evolution and 104 suspected cases are under investigation.

The same source also reports 44 sick people in hospital, including 12 at the Cinquantenaire Hospital, 11 at the Ngaliema Clinic, 9 at the Sino-Congolese Friendship Hospital, 6 at the Kinshasa University Clinics, 4 at the Saint Hospital Joseph, 1 at the Kinshasa Medical Center (CMK) and 1 at the Vijana center.

The affected provinces are:

Kinshasa (222 cases)
North Kivu (5 cases)
South Kivu (4 cases)
Ituri (2 cases)
Kwilu (1 case)

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Source: https://actualite.cd/2020/04/13/cov...lletin-de-riposte-1-seul-nouveau-cas-kinshasa

COVID-19: here is the 20th response bulletin, only 1 new case in Kinshasa
Monday April 13, 2020 - 9:04 am

Covid-19 / Bulletin n ? 20 Sunday, April 12, 2020 PRESIDENCY OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

MULTISECTORAL COMMITTEE ON THE RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE DRC (CMR COVID-19) TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT Struggle against Coronavirus (COVID-19)

SUBJECT: COVID-19 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION in Kinshasa, Ituri, North and South Kivu ON APRIL 12, 2020

Date: Sunday, April 12, 2020

• Since the start of the epidemic declared on March 10, 2020, the cumulative figure is 235 confirmed cases. In total, there were 20 deaths and 17 people healed;

• 1 new confirmed case in Kinshasa;

• 1 new person healed;

• No new deaths among the confirmed cases. * 5 Provinces affected:

• Kinshasa: 223 cases;

• North Kivu: 5 cases;

• South Kivu: 4 cases;

• Ituri: 2 cases;

• Kwilu: 1 case. /! \ The data presented in this table are likely to change later, after in-depth investigations and after redistribution of cases and deaths in their respective health zones.

As a reminder, the recommendations of the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo against Covid-19 *:

For access to Congolese territory:

1. Suspension, until further notice, from March 20, 2020, all flights from countries at risk and transit countries. Only airplanes and cargo ships and other means of freight transport will be authorized to enter the national territory and their personnel subject to controls;

2. Postponement of trips to the Democratic Republic of Congo of all passengers residing in countries at risk until further notice;

3. Requirement for all passengers, upon arrival at national borders, to complete an information sheet and to submit, without exception, to the obligation to wash their hands and take the temperature;

4. Imposition of a quarantine of 14 days maximum on any person suspected at the end of the temperature test, for a thorough examination and if necessary to intern, in the hospitals provided for this purpose, the people who will be tested positive;

5. Provision of all maritime, river, lake and land entry points in the national territory with the same surveillance device to strengthen the control of passengers from abroad;

6. Systematically subjecting people leaving Kinshasa to the various provinces of the DRC to control measures in order to avoid the spread of this pandemic on the rest of our country.

For gatherings of people:

1. Prohibition of all gatherings, meetings, celebrations, of more than 20 people in public places outside the family home;

2. Closure of schools, universities, official and private higher institutes throughout the national territory from March 19, 2020 for a period of 4 weeks;

3. Suspension of all services for a period of 4 weeks from March 19, 2020;

4. Suspension of sports activities in stadiums and other places of sports gathering until further notice;

5. Prohibition, until further notice, of the opening of discos, bars, cafes, terraces and restaurants;

6. Ban on the organization of mourning in halls and homes. The remains will be taken directly from the morgue to the burial site and in a limited number of accompanying persons;

7. Management at government expense of all cases tested positive throughout the territory.

https://mailchi.mp/17a59084037d/covid-19-bulletin-n-20-dimanche-le-12-avril-2020

For all contacts: - Prof. Steve AHUKA MUNDEKE Expert at the Technical Secretariat of the Multisectoral Committee of the Covid-19 Response in DRC (ST / CMR Covid-19) - Miphy BUATA ELEKE Communication officer at ST / CMR Covid-19 +243 815183977 buatamiphy@gmail.com
 
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Source: https://actualite.cd/2020/04/14/cov...ne-evolution-et-20-gueris-bulletin-de-riposte

COVID-19: 241 cases in the DRC, 143 patients in good evolution and 20 cured (response bulletin)
Tuesday April 14, 2020 - 8:00 am

Covid-19 / Bulletin n ? 21 Monday, April 13, 2020 PRESIDENCY OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

MULTISECTORAL COMMITTEE ON THE RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE DRC (CMR COVID-19) TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT Fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

SUBJECT: COVID-19 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION in Kinshasa, Ituri, North and South Kivu ON APRIL 13, 2020

Date: Monday, April 13, 2020

• Since the start of the epidemic declared on March 10, 2020, the cumulative total has been 241 confirmed cases. In total, there were 20 deaths and 20 people healed;

• 69 suspected cases under investigation;

• 6 new confirmed cases in Kinshasa;

• 3 new healed people, including 2 in Kinshasa and 1 in Goma;

• 143 patients in good evolution;

• 61 hospitalized sick people, including:

o 51 in Kinshasa, including 13 at the Ngaliema Clinic, 11 at the Cinquantenaire Hospital, 9 at the Sino-Congolese Friendship Hospital, 6 at the University Clinics, 5 at the Saint Joseph Hospital, 3 at the Medical Center Kinshasa (CMK), 3 at HJ Hospitals and 1 in Vijana;

o 10 in the provinces;

• No new deaths among the confirmed cases;

• 68 samples tested.

* 5 Provinces affected:

• Kinshasa: 229 cases;

• North Kivu: 5 cases;

• South Kivu: 4 cases;

• Ituri: 2 cases;

• Kwilu: 1 case.

/! \ The data presented in this table are likely to change later, after in-depth investigations and after redistribution of cases and deaths in their respective health zones.

News

Continuation of the pandemic response to Covid-19 in the context of the containment of the commune of Gombe *

• The activities of the response to the pandemic to Covid-19 continue in the commune of Gombe as part of the confinement of this commune;

• This Monday, April 13, 2020, all the response teams were in action on the ground. From the morning meeting to the intervention site, the epidemiological surveillance teams had a busy day;

• After the morning meeting, in particular that of the general coordination of the Gombe health zone and that of the sub-committee on epidemiological surveillance, the teams were deployed in the field;

• On their way to work, these teams respected the measures put in place by the health authorities and the health zone supervised by elements of the Congolese National Police and the Congolese Armed Forces, as well as the monitoring commission at Points entry / control;

• Together with the teams from the National Biomedical Research Institute (INRB), the epidemiological surveillance teams go from door to door or from business to business or from Hospital to Hospital in order to better carry out their work aimed at active case finding:

• And since they are accompanied by teams from the laboratory commission, screenings are carried out on site, if necessary;

• In addition, the Infection Prevention and Control Commission did not fail at the Rendez-vous. The cleaning of Boulevard du 30 Juin was his second day;

• On the orders of the President of the Republic, the Head of State, F?lix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, two of the patients hospitalized at the Cinquantenaire Hospital who had rebelled and returned home voluntarily, were brought back within this Hospital by the members of the security section of the response ._ *

As a reminder, the recommendations of the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo against Covid-19 *:

For access to Congolese territory:

1. Suspension, until further notice, from March 20, 2020, all flights from countries at risk and transit countries. Only airplanes and cargo ships and other means of freight transport will be authorized to enter the national territory and their personnel subject to controls;

2. Postponement of trips to the Democratic Republic of Congo of all passengers residing in countries at risk until further notice;

3. Requirement for all passengers, upon arrival at national borders, to complete an information sheet and to submit, without exception, to the obligation to wash their hands and take the temperature;

4. Imposition of a quarantine of 14 days maximum on any person suspected at the end of the temperature test, for a thorough examination and if necessary to intern, in the hospitals provided for this purpose, the people who will be tested positive;

5. Provision of all maritime, river, lake and land entry points in the national territory with the same monitoring device for ren
 
Source: https://actualite.cd/2020/04/15/rdc...suspects-en-cours-dinvestigation-22e-bulletin

RDC-COVID-19: 254 cases, 21 deaths and 120 suspected cases under investigation (22nd response bulletin)
Wednesday April 15, 2020 - 08:17

Covid-19 / Bulletin n ? 22 Tuesday, April 14, 2020 PRESIDENCY OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

MULTISECTORAL COMMITTEE ON THE RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE DRC (CMR COVID-19)

TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT Fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19)

SUBJECT: COVID-19 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION in Kinshasa, Ituri, North and South Kivu ON APRIL 14, 2020

Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2020

• Since the start of the epidemic declared on March 10, 2020, the cumulative figure is 254 confirmed cases. In total, there were 21 deaths and 21 people healed;

• 120 suspected cases under investigation;

• 13 new confirmed cases in Kinshasa;

• 1 new person healed;

• 1 new death from confirmed cases;

• 197 samples tested;

• The other cases not indicated are either in hospital or supported outside the structure by the response teams.

* 5 Provinces affected:

• Kinshasa: 242 cases;

• North Kivu: 5 cases;

• South Kivu: 4 cases;

• Ituri: 2 cases; • Kwilu: 1 case.

/! \ The data presented in this table are likely to change later, after in-depth investigations and after redistribution of cases and deaths in their respective health zones.

As a reminder, the recommendations of the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo against Covid-19 *:

For access to Congolese territory:

1. Suspension, until further notice, from March 20, 2020, all flights from countries at risk and transit countries. Only airplanes and cargo ships and other means of freight transport will be authorized to enter the national territory and their personnel subject to controls;

2. Postponement of trips to the Democratic Republic of Congo of all passengers residing in countries at risk until further notice;

3. Requirement for all passengers, upon arrival at national borders, to complete an information sheet and to submit, without exception, to the obligation to wash their hands and take the temperature;

4. Imposition of a quarantine of 14 days maximum on any person suspected at the end of the temperature test, for a thorough examination and if necessary to intern, in the hospitals provided for this purpose, the people who will be tested positive;

5. Provision of all maritime, river, lake and land entry points in the national territory with the same surveillance device to strengthen the control of passengers from abroad;

6. Systematically subjecting people leaving Kinshasa to the various provinces of the DRC to control measures in order to avoid the spread of this pandemic on the rest of our country.

For gatherings of people:

1. Prohibition of all gatherings, meetings, celebrations, of more than 20 people in public places outside the family home;

2. Closure of schools, universities, official and private higher institutes throughout the national territory from March 19, 2020 for a period of 4 weeks;

3. Suspension of all services for a period of 4 weeks from March 19, 2020;

4. Suspension of sports activities in stadiums and other places of sports gathering until further notice;

5. Prohibition, until further notice, of the opening of discos, bars, cafes, terraces and restaurants;

6. Ban on the organization of mourning in halls and homes. The remains will be taken directly from the morgue to the burial site and in a limited number of accompanying persons;

7. Management at government expense of all cases tested positive throughout the territory.

https://mailchi.mp/1288143c29b7/covid-19-bulletin-n22-mardi-le-14-avril-3912657

For all contacts: - Prof. Steve AHUKA MUNDEKE Expert at the Technical Secretariat of the Multisectoral Committee of the Covid-19 Response in DRC (ST / CMR Covid-19) - Miphy BUATA ELEKE Communication officer at ST / CMR Covid-19 +243 815183977 buatamiphy@gmail.com
 
Source: https://actualite.cd/2020/04/16/covid-19-20-nouveaux-cas-25-gueris-et-23-morts-en-rdc


Covid-19: 20 new cases, 25 healed and 23 dead in the DRC
Thursday April 16, 2020 - 11:07 p.m.

The Coronavirus pandemic response team in the Democratic Republic of Congo reports that 20 new cases were registered on Thursday, April 16, 2020. This brings the total number of positive cases to 287.

The daily response from the Response Secretariat also adds that there were 2 new patients healed and 1 new death. From the beginning 25 people recovered and 23 died.

Kinshasa remains the epicenter of Covid-19 in the country with 275 cases. Four other provinces are also affected. These are North Kivu (5) South Kivu (4), Ituri (2) and Kwilu (1).
 
Source: https://actualite.cd/2020/04/17/cor...la-rdc-depasse-le-seuil-des-300-cas-confirmes
Coronavirus: 20 new cases in Kinshasa, the DRC exceeds the threshold of 300 confirmed cases
Friday April 17, 2020 - 11:59 p.m.


The Coronavirus pandemic response team in the Democratic Republic of Congo reports that the country has exceeded the threshold of 300 positive cases. this Friday April 17, 2020 the country registered 20 new cases. This brings the total to 307.

The daily response from the Response Secretariat also adds that 1 patient is healed and 2 are dead. From the beginning 26 people were healed and 25 died.

Kinshasa remains the epicenter of Covid-19 in the country. Four other provinces are also affected. These are North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and Kwilu.
 
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