The patient was quarantined and put in isolation. It was a 19-year-old male citizen from London making it travel related (just as the previous 3 cases). On 23 March, the fourth case was confirmed. A 61-year-old German citizen, who arrived in Namibia on 13 March, was tested and tested positive for COVID-19.
Their results came back on 14 March and were announced for the first time by the Minister of Health and Social Services. At that time, Namibia did not have the capacity to test for COVID-19, so tests had to be sent to South Africa. The couple presented to a private health facility with flu-like symptoms in Klein Windhoek and was referred for testing. They had been screened on arrival at Hosea Kutako International Airport but showed no symptoms at that time.
They were a Romanian couple who arrived in Windhoek from Spain via Doha, Qatar, on 11 March. On 14 March, Namibia reported its first cases of COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2. Day 19 represents 1 April 19 days after the initial infection. Confirmed cases timelineĪ graph showing the number of COVID-19 cases in Namibia for the month of April 2020. 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. 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. 6.1.2 Access to information, surveillance.6.1.1 Suspension of flights and state of emergency.In mid-September, most restrictions were lifted after a significant decrease in daily cases. Although Erongo lead with the most cases and deaths, Khomas region started to experience a community outbreak and numbers rose exponentially to match that of Erongo. Īs of September 2020, Namibia was within the top 18 number of countries with the most COVID-19 cases reported in Africa. However, this does not mean such person is still infective or poses a risk to infect others (sic)". According to the Minister, "it has been proven that a person may test positive for COVID-19, for many more week after the symptoms have resolved. Patients with a positive COVID-19 result will automatically be regarded as recovered 10 days after their infection, given that they do not display symptoms anymore. On 31 July, the Health Minister announced a relaxation in quarantine protocols that would account for faster recovery rates. The first death was reported 116 days after the arrival of COVID-19 in Namibia. A second and higher rise of infections began in July 2020, following relaxed restrictions in several regions. No infections were reported from 6 April 2020 to, however there was a notable increase in cases after this period - possibly due to local transmission.
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On 28 March 2020, the country went into a full lockdown. The Ministry of Health and Social Services also established an Emergency Response team, operating 24/7, which aimed to intensify the surveillance of COVID-19 in the country, especially at the borders of Namibia. On 17 March 2020, President Hage Geingob declared a state of emergency which introduced measures such as the closure of all borders, suspension of gatherings and economic related resolutions. A Romanian couple constituted the two first cases and recovered 79 days after their initial diagnosis. Kalumbi Shangula, announced on 14 March 2020 that the virus had reached Namibia. The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. » Click here for Namibia Time to Local Time Conversion.The COVID-19 pandemic in Namibia is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2). » Click here for EAT to Local Time Conversion.
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