COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan
| COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Sudan |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Khartoum |
| Arrival date | 13 March 2020 (4 years, 9 months, 1 week and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 1,111 (as of 8 May)[1] |
| Active cases | 950 (as of 8 May) |
| Recovered | 102 (as of 9 May) |
Deaths | 59 (as of 9 May) |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Sudan in March 2020.[2]
On 13 March 2020, Sudan reported its first COVID-19 case in Khartoum, a man who died on 12 March 2020 and had visited the United Arab Emirates in the first week of March.[3]
Sudan stopped issuing visas for, and flights to, eight countries, including Italy and neighboring Egypt, over fears of the coronavirus outbreak.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ السـودان, وزارة الصـحة- (2020-05-08). "جمهورية السودانوزارة الصحةالتقرير الوبائي اليوميpic.twitter.com/EQozX1Zasj". @FMOH_SUDAN (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ↑ "Federal Ministry Of Health". Facebook. Federal Ministry Of Health. 3 April 2020.
- ↑ "Sudan reports first coronavirus case". The East African. Agence France Presse. 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "Sudan stops visas and flights for eight countries including Egypt over coronavirus: statement". Reuters. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
