COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea
Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Equatorial Guinea
COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Equatorial Guinea |
First outbreak | Wuhan , China |
Index case | Malabo |
Arrival date |
14 March 2020
(3 years, 4 months, 1 week and 6 days) |
Confirmed cases | 17,130 [1] (updated 27 Jul 2023) |
Deaths
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183 [1] (updated 27 Jul 2023) |
Vaccinations | Updated 27 Jul 2023: |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19 ) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ). The virus was confirmed to have reached Equatorial Guinea on 14 March 2020. [2] Equatorial Guinea has a weak healthcare system, leaving it vulnerable to an outbreak. [3]
Background
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019. [4] [5]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003 , [6] [7] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll. [8] [6] Model-based simulations for Equatorial Guinea suggest that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number R t has been stable around 1.0 since October 2020. [9]
Timeline
March 2020
- The country's first case was announced on 14 March, a 42-year-old woman in Malabo , who returned to Equatorial Guinea from Madrid. [2] Two further cases were confirmed on 17 March. [10]
- On 22 March, the country declared a state of alarm, which was needed to facilitate the mobilization of economic and material resources needed to stem the spread of coronavirus. A special emergency fund was also created to curb the virus. [11]
- As of 24 March, there were nine cases in the country, all imported. There were no confirmed cases of community spread in the country at the time. [12]
- By the end of March there had been 14 confirmed cases. All 14 remained active at the end of the month. [13]
April to December 2020
- On 3 June, the government asked the World Health Organization's representative, Dr Triphonie Nkurunziza, to leave the country, accusing her of having falsified COVID-19 data. [14]
- In mid-July it was announced that regular reporting of data on COVID-19 cases would resume, having been halted four times in May, June and July due to concerns over alleged misinterpretations of data. [15] [16]
- In early July, over 100 Vietnamese workers contracted the virus while working at the Sendje hydropower plant project in Litoral province . On July 30, all 219 Vietnamese workers, 129 of whom having tested positive for coronavirus, were repatriated from Bata to Vietnam on a dedicated Vietnam Airlines flight. [17]
- In April there were 301 new cases, [18] in May 991, [19] in June 695, [20] in July 2820, [21] in August 120, [22] in September 87, [23] in October 60, [24] in November 65, [25] in December 124. [26] The total number of cases was 315 in April, [18] 1306 in May, [19] 2001 in June, [20] 4821 in July, [21] 4941 in August, [22] 5028 in September, [23] 5088 in October, [24] 5153 in November, [25] and 5277 in December. [26]
- The number of recovered patients stood at 9 in April, [27] 200 in May, [28] 515 in June, [20] 2182 in July, [21] 4740 in September, [23] 4965 in October, [24] 5009 in November, [25] and 5136 in December, [26] leaving 305 active cases at the end of April, [27] 1094 at the end of May, [19] 1454 at the end of June, [20] 2556 at the end of July, [21] 974 at the end of August, [22] 205 at the end of September, [23] 40 at the end of October, [24] 59 at the end of November, [25] and 55 at the end of December. [26]
- The first death occurred on 20 April. [18] The death toll rose to 12 in May, [19] 32 in June, [20] 83 in July, [21] 85 in November, [25] and 86 in December. [26]
January to December 2021
- Vaccination started on 15 February, initially with 100,000 doses of the Sinopharm BIBP vaccine donated by China .
- There were 239 new cases in January, [29] 489 in February, [30] 909 in March, [31] 780 in April, [32] 835 in May, [33] 205 in June, [34] 146 in July, [35] 597 in August, [36] 2885 in September, 1008 in October, [37] 224 in November, [38] and 118 in December. [39] The total number of cases stood at 5516 in January, [29] 6005 in February, [30] 6914 in March, [31] 7694 in April, [32] 8529 in May, [33] 8734 in June, [34] 8880 in July, [35] 9477 in August, [36] 12362 in September, 13368 in October, [37] 13592 in November, [38] and 13710 in December. [39]
- The number of recovered patients stood at 5286 in January, [29] 5622 in February, [30] 8637 in July, [35] 8879 in August, [36] 11008 in September, 12693 in October, [37] 13343 in November, [38] and 13410 in December, [39] leaving 144 active cases at the end of January, [29] 292 at the end of February, [30] 120 at the end of July, [35] 472 at the end of August, [36] 1207 at the end of September, 508 at the end of October, [37] 74 at the end of November, [38] and 125 at the end of December. [39]
- The death toll rose to 91 in February, [30] 102 in March, [31] 112 in April, [32] 118 in May, [33] 121 in June, [34] 123 in July, [35] 126 in August, [36] 147 in September, 167 in October, [37] and 175 in November. [38]
- Modeling carried out by the WHO’s Regional Office Africa suggests that due to under-reporting, the true cumulative number of infections was around 0.64 million while the true number of COVID-19 deaths was around 362. [40]
January to December 2022
- There were 2434 new cases in January, [41] 75 in February, [42] 26 in March, 4 in April, [43] 14 in May, [44] 166 in June, [45] 654 in July, [46] 119 in August, [47] 59 in September, [48] 155 in October, [49] 12 in November, [50] and 100 in December. [51] The total number of cases stood at 15802 in January, [41] 15877 in February, [42] 15903 in March, 15907 in April, [43] 15921 in May, [44] 16087 in June, [45] 16741 in July, [46] 16860 in August, [47] 16919 in September, [48] 17074 in October, [49] 17086 in November, [50] and 17186 in December. [51]
- The number of recovered patients stood at 15200 in January, [41] 15653 in February, [42] 15693 in March, 15698 in April, [43] 15748 in June, [45] 16406 in July, [46] 16623 in August, [47] 16597 in September, [48] 16814 in October, [49] and 16880 in December, [51] leaving 420 active cases at the end of January, [41] 42 at the end of February, [42] 127 at the end of March, 26 at the end of April, [43] 133 at the end of June, [45] 152 at the end of July, [46] 54 at the end of August, [47] 139 at the end of September, [48] 77 at the end of October, [49] and 123 at the end of December. [51]
- The death toll rose to 182 in January and 183 in March. [41]
January to December 2023
- There were 4 new cases in January. The total number of cases was 17190 in January.
- The number of recovered patients stood at 16883 in January, leaving 124 active cases at the end of January.
Statistics
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Response
The Africa Oil & Investment Forum was postponed. [52]
The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons waived fees for service companies in order to alleviate the economic fallout from the pandemic. [53]
See also
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