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 (4 years, 4 months and 6 days) |
Confirmed cases | 522 (as of 14 May)[1] |
Recovered | 13 (as of 14 May) |
Deaths | 6 (as of 14 May) |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Equatorial Guinea on 14 March 2020.[2]
Equatorial Guinea has a weak healthcare system.[3]
The country's first case was announced on 14 March, a 42-year-old woman in Malabo, who returned to Equatorial Guinea from Madrid.[2]
As of March 24, there were 9 cases in the country, all imported. There were no confirmed cases of community spread in the country at the time.[4]