COVID-19 pandemic in South Sudan
| COVID-19 pandemic in South Sudan | |
|---|---|
 Map of cases by state as of 8 May. Some cases are not shown if their location is unknown 0 cases or no data 1–9 cases 10–49 cases 50–99 cases | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | South Sudan |
| Arrival date | 5 April 2020 (4 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 6 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 203[1] |
| Active cases | 201 |
| Recovered | 2[2] |
Deaths | 0 |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached South Sudan on April 5, 2020. As of May 13, there are 203 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Sudan.
On 5 April, the first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed in a 29-year-old patient, a United Nations worker who arrived on 28 February from the Netherlands through Ethiopia.[3] South Sudan thus became the 51st African country (out of 54) to confirm a case.
After 28 people tested positive on 28 April, the curfew was extended to be from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., all restaurants were only allowed to be takeout, and all passenger boda bodas were banned.[4]
South Sudan has a population of 11 million people, but only four ventilators.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "COVID-19: South Sudan reports 9 new cases". Radio Tamazuj. Archived from the original on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ↑ "South Sudan confirms 16 new COVID-19 cases". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2020-05-06.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "South Sudan confirms first case of coronavirus". Reuters. 2020-04-05. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ↑ "COVID-19: South Sudan reviews curfew as cases rise to 34". Radio Tamazuj. Archived from the original on 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
