COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan

COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationSudan
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseKhartoum
Arrival date13 March 2020
(4 years, 8 months and 1 week)
Confirmed cases1,111 (as of 8 May)[1]
Active cases950 (as of 8 May)
Recovered102 (as of 9 May)
Deaths
59 (as of 9 May)

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Sudan in March 2020.[2]

On 13 March 2020, Sudan reported its first COVID-19 case in Khartoum, a man who died on 12 March 2020 and had visited the United Arab Emirates in the first week of March.[3]

Sudan stopped issuing visas for, and flights to, eight countries, including Italy and neighboring Egypt, over fears of the coronavirus outbreak.[4]

References

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  1. السـودان, وزارة الصـحة- (2020-05-08). "جمهورية السودانوزارة الصحةالتقرير الوبائي اليوميpic.twitter.com/EQozX1Zasj". @FMOH_SUDAN (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  2. "Federal Ministry Of Health". Facebook. Federal Ministry Of Health. 3 April 2020.
  3. "Sudan reports first coronavirus case". The East African. Agence France Presse. 13 March 2020.
  4. "Sudan stops visas and flights for eight countries including Egypt over coronavirus: statement". Reuters. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.