COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Equatorial Guinea |
First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
Index case | Malabo |
Arrival date | 14 March 2020 (3 years, 10 months, 2 weeks and 2 days) |
Confirmed cases | 17,130[1] (updated 30 Jan 2024) |
Deaths | 183[1] (updated 30 Jan 2024) |
Vaccinations | Updated 30 Jan 2024: |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea 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 was confirmed to have reached Equatorial Guinea on 14 March 2020.[2] Equatorial Guinea has a weak healthcare system, leaving it vulnerable to an outbreak.[3]
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.[4][5]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[6][7] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[8][6] Model-based simulations for Equatorial Guinea suggest that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number R t has been stable around 1.0 since October 2020.[9]
The Africa Oil & Investment Forum was postponed.[52]
The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons waived fees for service companies in order to alleviate the economic fallout from the pandemic.[53]