Covid-19 Pandemic In Angola: Viral pandemic in Angola
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Angola in late March 2020, with its first two cases confirmed on 21 March.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Angola | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Angola |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Luanda |
| Arrival date | 21 March 2020 (4 years, 1 month, 1 week and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 107,365 |
Deaths | 1,937 |
| Fatality rate | 1.8% |
| Vaccinations |
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| Government website | |
| http://covid19.gov.ao/ | |
Response
Beginning in 20 March, all Angolan borders were closed for 15 days. President João Lourenço banned all arrivals at airports and stopped passenger vessels docking at Angolan ports for 15 days. All these bans lasted until 4 April.
Cases
On 21 March, the Ministry of Health confirmed the first two positive COVID-19 cases. The two cases had returned from Portugal.
On 29 March, the first two coronavirus-related deaths were recorded, while the total number of confirmed cases rose to seven.
References
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