COVID-19 pandemic in Angola
viral pandemic in Angola
The COVID-19 pandemic in Angola 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 spread to Angola in late March 2020, with the first two cases being confirmed on 21 March.
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.
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll. Model-based simulations for Angola indicate that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number R t exceeded 1.0 until September 2020 but diminished to around 0.5 in the second half of 2021.
Timeline
March 2020
On 19 March, a WhatsApp audio about an alleged case went viral, which was later denied.
Effective from 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 will last until 4 April.
On 21 March, the Ministry of Health confirmed the first two positive COVID-19 cases.
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