COVID-19 pandemic in Angola
The COVID-19 pandemic in Angola is 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.[2]
| COVID-19 pandemic in Angola | |
|---|---|
 Affected provinces by COVID-19 pandemic | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| Location | Angola |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Luanda |
| Arrival date | 21 March 2020 (10 months, 2 weeks and 4 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 19,937 (as of 3 February)[1] |
| Active cases | 1,132 (as of 3 February)[1] |
| Recovered | 18,335 (as of 3 February) |
Deaths | 470 (as of 3 February)[1] |
| Government website | |
| http://covid19.gov.ao/ | |
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.[3][4]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[5][6] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[7][5] Model-based simulations for Angola indicate that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number R t exceeded 1.0 until July 2020 but has since diminished to around 1.[8]
Timeline
March 2020
- On 19 March, a WhatsApp audio about an alleged case went viral, which was later denied.[10]
- Effective from 20 March, all Angolan borders were closed for 15 days.[11] 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.[12]
- On 21 March, the Ministry of Health confirmed the first two positive COVID-19 cases. The two cases had returned from Portugal.[13][14] The first case was a Sonangol employee who flew from Lisbon to Luanda. The second case had flown in from Porto and was also under observation in Luanda.[12]
- All schools in Angola closed on 24 March.[12]
- On 29 March, the first two coronavirus-related deaths were recorded, while the total number of confirmed cases rose to seven.[15]
- On 30 March, the first recovery case from COVID-19 was recorded.[16] At the end of the month there had been 7 confirmed cases, 1 recovery and 2 deaths, leaving 4 active cases.[17]
April 2020
- On 10 April, 257 doctors from Cuba arrived in Angola in order to help the prevention of COVID-19 spread in Angola.[18]
- On 15 April, it was reported that the 2582 people detained in Luanda under the State of Emergency have now been returned to the Zaire Province.[19]
- During the month there were 20 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 27. The death toll remained unchanged. Seven patients recovered, leaving 18 active cases at the end of April.[20]
May 2020
- During the month there were 59 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 86. The death toll rose to 4. The number of recovered patients increased to 18, leaving 64 active cases by the end of the month.[21]
June 2020
- During June there were 198 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 284. The death toll rose to 13. The number of recovered patients increased to 93, leaving 178 active cases at the end of the month (178% more than at the end of May).[22]
July 2020
- There were 864 new cases in July, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 1148. The death toll quadrupled to 52. The number of recovered patients increased to 437, leaving 659 active cases at the end of the month (270% more than at the end of June).[23]
August 2020
- There were 1476 new cases in August, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 2624. The death toll more than doubled to 107. The number of active cases at the end of the month more than doubled from the end of July, to 1475.[24]
September 2020
- On 18 September, footballer Nelson da Luz tested positive for COVID-19.[25] There were 2281 new cases in September, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 4905. The death toll rose to 179. The number of recovered patients increased to 1833, leaving 2893 active cases at the end of the month.[26]
October 2020
- Vietnam reported six imported COVID-19 cases from Angola who are Vietnamese citizens repatriated on a humanitarian flight on October 20.[27][28] There were 5900 new cases in October, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 10805. The death toll rose to 284. The number of recovered patients increased to 4523, leaving 5998 active cases at the end of the month.[29]
November 2020
- There were 4334 new cases in November, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 15139. The death toll rose to 348. The number of recovered patients increased to 7851, leaving 6940 active cases at the end of the month.[30]
December 2020
- There were 2,294 new cases in December, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 17,433. The death toll rose to 405. The number of recovered patients increased to 10,859, leaving 6,169 active cases at the end of the month.[31]
January 2021
- There were 2,363 new cases in January, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 19,796. The death toll rose to 466. The number of recovered patients increased to 18,035, leaving 1,295 active cases at the end of the month.[32]
References
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- "Covid-19: Angola prepares vaccination plan with WHO support". Ver Angola. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "País com 62 novas infecções e duas mortes por covid-19" (in Portuguese). Ver Angola. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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