COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia
| COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Zambia |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Lusaka |
| Arrival date | 18 March 2020 (4 years, 9 months, 2 weeks and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 5,249 (as of 29 July)[1] |
| Active cases | 1,818 (as of 29 July) |
| Recovered | 3,285 (as of 29 July)[2] |
Deaths | 146 (as of 29 July) |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Zambia in March 2020.
As of 17 March, the government had shut all educational institutions and put in place some restrictions on foreign travel.[3]
Zambia reported its first 2 cases of COVID-19 in Lusaka on 18 March. The patients were a couple that had travelled to France on holiday.[4] A third case was recorded on 22 March. The patient was a man who had travelled to Pakistan.[5]
On March 25, President Edgar Lungu confirmed a total of 12 cases during a live national address.[6]
Zambia recorded its first death on 2 April.[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Worldometers - Zambia Coronavirus Tracker". Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ↑ "Zambia has registered 324 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 deaths". zambianobserver.com. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "Government shuts all schools to prevent COVID-19 outbreak". News Diggers. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ↑ "Zambia Confirms 2 Covid-19 cases". News Diggers. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ↑ "Zambia confirms third coronavirus case". News Diggers. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ↑ "Lungu's full address: Zambia confirms 12 COVID-19 cases as lock down looms". News Diggers. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ↑ "Ministry of Health Zambia". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
