COVID-19 pandemic in Mali
| COVID-19 pandemic in Mali | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Mali |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Bamako, Kayes |
| Arrival date | 25 March 2020 (4 years, 6 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 2,543 (as of 2 August)[1] |
| Recovered | 1,946 (as of 2 August)[1] |
Deaths | 124 (as of 27 July)[1] |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Mali in March 2020.
On 25 March, Mali confirmed its first two COVID-19 cases.[2]
On 27 March, 7 new positive tests for Coronavirus: Mali rose to 11 cases. [3]
On 28 March, seven new cases confirmed, the total rose to 18.[4]
On 31 March, 25 cases tested positive and 2 deaths. According to health authorities.[5]
On 18 March, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita suspended flights from affected countries, closed schools and banned large public gatherings.[6] However planned elections in March–April, which had already been postponed several times for the poor security situation in the country, will still go ahead as planned.[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Coronavirus in Africa tracker". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ↑ "Mali reports first 2 confirmed cases of COVID-19". Xinhua. 25 March 2020. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ↑ COULIBALY, Mariam (27 March 2020). "7 nouveaux tests positifs de Coronavirus : le Mali passe à 11 cas". www.studiotamani.org (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ↑ Boureima (2020-03-28). "Coronavirus au Mali: sept nouveaux cas confirmés, le total passe à 18". Wakat Séra (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ↑ Traoré, Oumou. "Mali: Situation du Coronavirus au Mali ; Le pays enregistre 25 cas et 2 décès en mois d'une semaine". Mali Actu (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ↑ "Mali suspends flights from COVID-19-hit countries". Anadolu Agency. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ↑ "Mali Proceeds With Elections Despite Coronavirus Fears". Channels TV. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
