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2020 coronavirus pandemic in Cameroon | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Cameroon |
First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
Index case | Yaoundé |
Arrival date | 6 March 2020 (4 weeks and 1 day) |
Confirmed cases | 509[1] |
Recovered | 17 |
Deaths | 8 |
Territories | Bafoussam, Douala & Yaounde |
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have reached Cameroon in March 2020.
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Cameroon, Central Africa, on 6 March 2020, with one case.[2] The infected person is a French national who arrived in the capital Yaoundé on 24 February.[3][4][5]
The second case in the country was announced on 6 March. The case was a Cameroonian citizen who was in close contact with the first case, but officials did not release any further information on the case.[6]
Five new cases were confirmed on 18 March 2020. Although further information about the victims was not published, one of the confirmed victims is a foreigner.[7] Two suspected cases were declared negative on the 20th March 2020 and have joined their family members.[citation needed]
The Minister revealed on the 23rd March, 2020 in the morning that among the 16 cases tested positive that morning, 9 were from Douala, 6 in Yaoundé, and 1 in Bafoussam.[8]
As of 27 March 2020, the total number of Coronavirus cases in Cameroon hits 91 with the break down per areas as: 63 in Yaounde, 25 in Douala and 3 in Bafoussam.[9][10][11][12]
The total number of covid-19 cases keep climbing up in the country. Announced on 30 March 2020 by the Minister of Public Health, Cameroon has 142 active cases with 6 deaths.[13]
Recent updates on Thursday 2 April 2020 shows that the number of active covid-19 cases in Cameroon climbs to 286.[14]
Its been confirmed that there have been two[10] covid-19 deaths in Cameroon by the Health Minister.[15] The first death occurred on 24 March.[16]
Jack Ma donated medical supplies (20,000 test kits, 100,000 masks and 1,000 medical-use protective suits and face shields) to Cameroon as part of helping the efforts to fight the Coronavirus pandemic in Africa.[17] The supplies arrived Cameroon's Yaounde Nsimalen Airport on the 27 March 2020.