COVID-19 pandemic in Djibouti | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Djibouti |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Djibouti |
Arrival date | 14 March 2020 (4 years and 3 weeks) |
Confirmed cases | 15,690[1] (updated 4 April 2024) |
Deaths | 189[1] (updated 4 April 2024) |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Djibouti was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus spread to Djibouti in March 2020. It is a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Model-based simulations for Djibouti indicate that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number R t has been rising since August 2020 and exceeded 1.0 until April 2021.[2]
Several major world powers have a military presence in Djibouti, including China, France, Italy, Japan, and the United States. The country's first confirmed case was a member of the Spanish military, and the entire unit was quarantined at the French military base in Djibouti.[3]
On 15 March, Djibouti announced that all commercial passenger flights would be suspended starting 18 March.[3] Trains were also stopped on 20 March.[5] The World Health Organization has provided personal protective equipment to Djibouti.[5] The government announced the closure of all schools and places of worship on March 19 and 22 respectively. A countrywide lockdown was first announced on 23 March and progressively extended until 8 May.[45]