Back جائحة فيروس كورونا في غامبيا Arabic Pandèmia de COVID-19 a Gàmbia Catalan COVID-19-Pandemie in Gambia German COVID-19 pandemic in the Gambia English Pandémie de Covid-19 en Gambie French מגפת הקורונה בגמביה HE Pandemi Covid-19 di Gambia ID Pandemia di COVID-19 in Gambia Italian 감비아의 코로나19 범유행 Korean Pandemik COVID-19 di Gambia Malay

COVID-19 pandemic in the Gambia

COVID-19 pandemic in Gambia
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationThe Gambia
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseBanjul
Arrival date17 March 2020
(4 years, 7 months and 3 weeks)
Confirmed cases23 (as of 13 May)[1]
Recovered10 (as of 13 May)
Deaths
1 (as of 13 May)

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached The Gambia in March 2020.

The first case of COVID-19 in The Gambia was reported on 17 March and received treatment at MRC Unit The Gambia's specialist clinic in Fajara.[2] The patient was a woman in her thirties who had travelled to The Gambia from the United Kingdom on 15 March. She went into self-isolation.[3][4]

Overseas travel by public officials was suspended by a circular issued by President Adama Barrow on 13 March.[5] Barrow ordered all universities to close and for all gatherings to cease on 17 March.[6]

  1. ↑ "Covid-19 Response Ministry of Health The Gambia". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  2. ↑ "Confirmed Case of COVID-19 In The Gambia". MRC Unit The Gambia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Darboe, Mustapha K. (18 March 2020). "Gambia confirms first coronavirus case". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Gambia announces first coronavirus case". The Jakarta Post. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Gambia Suspends Overseas Travels By Public Officials To Curb Spread Of Coronavirus". Foroyaa. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "COVID-19: Gambia, Senegal to close border for 21 days". Anadolou Agency. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

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