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On 16 March, the first case in Liberia was confirmed, a government official who traveled from Switzerland. President George Weah controversially named the person, and claimed they violated screening protocols at Roberts International Airport (RIA) in Harbel.
The second case was confirmed on 17 March, a close contact of the first case.
Liberia's third case of COVID-19 was confirmed on 20 March. The third person was a returned traveler. Following this third case, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare declared a national health emergency on 22 March.
On 27 March, the U.S. Embassy evacuated some U.S. citizens from Liberia.
On 1 April, the European Union organized a charter flight evacuating its citizens.
Liberia reported its first death on 4 April.
COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Senegal on March 2, 2020.
On 2 March 2020, a 54-year-old man from France was the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Senegal, living in the Almadies Arrondissement of Dakar, having been tested positive at the Pasteur Institute in Dakar.
The second confirmed case of COVID-19 was a French expat who came to Dakar from France. They were said to be in a "comfortable" condition.
On 12 March 2020, five more cases were announced in Senegal, which were family members of a confirmed case of the Senegalese national returning from Italy.
On 23 March, Senegal declared a state of emergency.
COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Bulgaria in March 2020.
The first case was confirmed on 8 March 2020, a 27-year-old man from Pleven and a 75-year-old woman from Gabrovo. Neither of the two had traveled to areas with known coronavirus cases. The man tested positive for the virus after being hospitalized for a respiratory infection. Two other samples in Pleven and Gabrovo were positive on 8 March.
After the number of patients in the country had reached 23, the Bulgarian Parliament voted unanimously to declare a state of emergency from 13 March until 13 April.
A 14-day preventive house quarantine was made for citizens who have been in contact with a COVID-19 patient or have returned from an overseas region with a high number of cases.
For patients tested positive for the virus a 21-day house quarantine was created. The National Crisis-management Staff later increased the recovery house quarantine by a week to 28 days. With the continuing increase of COVID-19 cases on a daily basis, on 1 April the Bulgarian government requested that Parliament extends the state of emergency by one month until 13 May.
As of 14 May 2020, there are 2,100 officially confirmed cases spread throughout all Bulgarian provinces, with 99 recorded deaths and 521 recoveries. A total of 61,711 PCR tests (or 8,868 per million citizens) had been performed by 13 May, with 3.40% being positive.
COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Somalia on 16 March 2020 when the first case was confirmed in Mogadishu.
Somali Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khaire announced that the government has set aside five million dollars to deal with the disease. The Somali Medical Association is worried that the death toll in the country will be huge and that Somalia will not be able to recover from the economic effects due to poor working relations and the lack of healthcare.
It has also been rumored that President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed may use the pandemic as an excuse to postpone elections. There have also been concerns over freedom of the press following arrests of journalist who have been covering the pandemic in Somalia.
COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Azerbaijan when its first case was confirmed in February 2020.
On 28 February, the country confirmed its first positive case of COVID-19. The patient, a Russian national, had traveled from Iran. Two more cases were later confirmed in the country and they were all isolated. They were Azerbaijani nationals who returned from Iran. On the same day Azerbaijan closed borders with Iran for 2 weeks.
On 12 March, the woman died from multiple organ failure caused by COVID-19. This marked the first death of coronavirus in Azerbaijan.
On 31 March, Azerbaijan declared nationwide quarantine. People are required to stay in private houses and apartments, permanent or temporary places of residence until 20 April.
A month later on 24 April, the country slowly began to reopen.
COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Latvia on 2 March 2020.
On 13 March, the government closed all educational buildings and banned mass gatherings until 14 April, which was later extended to 12 May. Many concerts and events were cancelled and moved to other dates.
As of 20 March at least 1,600 culture and entertainment events had been disrupted.
COVID-19 pandemic in Bermuda
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda in March 2020.
On 18 March, the first two cases in Bermuda were confirmed.
As of 16 April, there were 83 cases on the island out of which 26 were imported, 45 were community spread, 12 were pending investigation, and 35 of those cases were recovered. On 6 April, it was announced that there had been the first two COVID-19 deaths on the island. As of 14 April, there were 5 deaths from Covid-19.
COVID-19 pandemic in Madagascar
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Madagascar in March 2020.
On 20 March, the first three cases were confirmed in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. All three cases were women.
By 22 April, Madagascar had reported 121 cases but no deaths.
On 5 May, Madagascar reported a total of 149 cases but no deaths.
Lockdowns were added in at least two cities. The government announced on 17 March that all international and regional flights would be suspended for 30 days starting 20 March.
COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia (country)
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Georgia when its first case was confirmed in Tbilisi on 26 February 2020.
All flights from China and Wuhan to Tbilisi International Airport were cancelled until 27 January. The Health Ministry announced that all arriving passengers from China would be screened. Georgia also temporarily shut down all flights to Iran.
On 26 February, Georgia confirmed its first COVID-19 case. A 50-year-old man, who returned to Georgia from Iran.
On 12 March, President Salome Zourabichvili, in a televised appearance called for calm and unity.
As of 15 March, 33 cases were confirmed, 637 were held under quarantine and 54 were under hospital supervision.
COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Kazakhstan on 13 March 2020. It involved two Kazakh citizens in Almaty who were recently returned from Germany. That same day, two more cases were confirmed with one female arriving from Italy in Nur-Sultan and the other from Germany in Almaty as well.
On 13 March, the first two cases of COVID-19 are announced.
On 15 March, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a state of emergency from 16 March to 15 April 2020. Many holidays such as Nowruz and the Victory Day military parade were cancelled.
On 19 March, a quarantine was placed on the cities of Nur-Sultan and Almaty where the highest cases were occurring.
On 26 March, two patients were discharged in Nur-Sultan and Almaty, and that same day, a first death from the COVID-19 was reported in Nur-Sultan, which was 64-year old resident from the village of Kosshi.
On 30 March, Atyrau and 5 cities in Karaganda Region were under a lockdown.
COVID-19 pandemic in Turkmenistan
There are no confirmed COVID-19 cases in Turkmenistan (population c. 6 million).
The government has worked to control information about the virus, and experts suspect that it may be spreading in the country unreported.
On 29 February, Turkmenistan began refusing the entry of citizens from countries affected by the virus. On 5 March three foreign travelers, two of them diplomats of an Arab country, were denied entry when they flew from Almaty, Kazakhstan. Their flight was diverted to Türkmenabat and after arriving at Ashgabat, they were all put on a flight to Istanbul.
Dr. Catherine Smallwood, head of the WHO/Europe mission, during a briefing following a 10-day mission visit to Turkmenistan, did not inform about the detection of COVID-19 infections in the country.
Turkmenistan has taken out its citizens from countries infected with coronavirus like China, Russia, Turkey and Belarus.
COVID-19 pandemic in Laos
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Laos on 24 March 2020, becoming the last Southeast Asian country to report its first case.
On 13 March provincial authorities closed some of border posts.
On 24 March, Laos confirmed its first two COVID-19 cases, becoming the last Southeast Asian country infected with coronavirus.
On 26 March, the Vientiane Times confirms third Covid-19 case.
On 27 March, there were 6 cases confirmed. Two more men from Luang Prabang, and one from Vientiane.
COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Uzbekistan when its first case was confirmed on 15 March 2020, a Uzbek citizen returning from France.
Uzbekistan's Health Ministry has a list of people who were in contact with the victim, with plans to quarantine them.
After the case was announced, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced a state of emergency in Kazakhstan, and promptly closed the border with Uzbekistan. Two days before the first case of coronavirus, Uzbekistan suspended flights to France, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
On 22 March 2020, Uzbekistan ordered companies in Tashkent to do remote working, as well as making protective masks mandatory.
On March 27, 2020, the first death was reported in the country, who was a 72-year-old woman living in Namangan. She was infected by her daughter who returned from Turkey on 12 March 2020.
As of 13 May 2020, there have been 2,568 confirmed cases, 2,046 recoveries and 10 deaths.
COVID-19 pandemic in Kosovo
The COVID-19 pandemic (COVID-19) arrived in Kosovo on 13 March 2020.
On 13 March, the first two cases were confirmed, a 77-year-old man from Vitina and an Italian woman in her early 20s, who worked in Klina with Caritas Kosova.
The Government of Kosovo decided to quarantine and block the entrances and exits of these two cities.
After the new cases emerged, the Ministry of Health requested that the Government of Kosovo declare a state of public health emergency.
On 22 March, the first Kosovo death from the pandemic was announced.
COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
The first case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed in Cambodia on 27 January 2020.
According to Global Health Security Index's report in 2019, Cambodia ranked 89th out of 195 countries in preparedness for infectious disease outbreak.
On 27 January, the first case had been confirmed in Sihanoukville on a 60-year-old Chinese man who arrived in 23 January from Wuhan, Hubei with his family.
COVID-19 pandemic in Cameroon
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Cameroon in March 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Cameroon, Central Africa on 6 March with its first confirmed case. The infected person is a French national who arrived in the capital Yaoundé 24 February.
The Minister of Public Health, Dr. Malachie Manaouda, revealed on 23 March that among the 16 cases tested positive that morning, 9 were from Douala, 6 in Yaoundé, and one in Bafoussam.
The total number of COVID-19 cases keep climbing up in the country. On 30 March, the Minister of Public Health announced that Cameroon had 142 active cases with 6 deaths.
COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritania
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Mauritania in March 2020.
On 13 March, the first case was confirmed, with the case being placed in isolation.
On 18 March, the Mauritanian Minister of Health announced the discovery of a second positive coronavirus case on a foreign female employee, working at a house of a couple of expatriates, the woman arrived 10 days prior the discovery.
A third coronavirus case was declared on March 26 for a 74-year-old man, a Mauritanian citizen who had arrived in Mauritania on March 15 from France via Air France.
The country recorded its first death on 30 March 2020.
On 18 April, the last remaining active case recovered. On that date, there had been 7 confirmed cases in the country, 6 of whom had recovered, and one died making Mauritania temporarily one of few affected countries in the world to become free of COVID-19.
On 29 April, a Senegalese citizen tested positive. The case is a 68-year women living in the state of Nouakchott.
As of 4 August, there have been 6,418 confirmed cases in Mauritania. 5,209 of these have since recovered and 157 people have died.
COVID-19 pandemic in Oman
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Oman on 24 February 2020 when two citizens tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from Iran.
By 2 May, the virus had spread to all the governorates of Oman. As of 14 May, the total number of cases registered in the sultanate is 4,3341, of which 1,303 cases have recovered and 17 have died.
Muscat continues to have the highest number of confirmed cases at over 3,200. Muttrah has been the worst affected wilayat (province) of the governorate, it held 45% of the total confirmed cases of the country in early April mostly due to local transmissions
On 10 April, all of the Muscat governorate was put under lockdown until 22 April, this was extended twice, currently the lockdown is expected to end on 29 May.
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq declared that COVID-19 tests and treatment are free for all communities of the sultanate, including expatriates.
COVID-19 pandemic in Burundi
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Burundi in March 2020.
Burundi's Health Minister Thadée Ndikumana confirmed the country's first two cases of coronavirus disease 2019 on 31 March, Burundi nationals travelling back from Rwanda and Dubai.
On 2 April, a further positive case was confirmed, a 26-year-old woman, while 22 other people tested negative.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Central African Republic
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Central African Republic in March 2020.
There are only three ventilators in the entire country.
The country's first case was announced on 14 March, with the patient being identified as a 74-year-old Italian man who returned to the Central African Republic from Milan, Italy.
COVID-19 pandemic in Chad
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Chad in March 2020.
On 19 March, Chadian authorities reported their first case, a Moroccan passenger who flew from Douala.
On 26 March, with three cases already reported, Chadian authorities reported two additional positive cases. The cases were a 48-year-old Chadian and a 55-year-old Cameroonian passenger on a 17 March Ethiopian Airlines flight from Dubai and Brussels, respectively, through Addis Ababa.
On 30 March, two more cases of COVID-19 were reported, a Chadian citizen from Douala and a Swiss citizen from Brussels.
On 6 April, Chad recorded its first case of local contamination, a 31-year-old Chadian who was in contact with another Chadian who had diagnosed positive.
COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Zambia in March 2020.
As of 17 March, the government had shut all educational institutions and put in place some restrictions on foreign travel.
Zambia reported its first 2 cases of COVID-19 in Lusaka on 18 March. The patients were a couple that had travelled to France on holiday. A third case was recorded on 22 March. The patient was a man who had travelled to Pakistan.
On March 25, President Edgar Lungu confirmed a total of 12 cases during a live national address.
Zambia recorded its first death on 2 April.
COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Equatorial Guinea on 14 March 2020.
Equatorial Guinea has a weak healthcare system.
The country's first case was announced on 14 March, a 42-year-old woman in Malabo, who returned to Equatorial Guinea from Madrid.
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.
COVID-19 pandemic in Gabon
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Gabon in March 2020.
The country's first case was announced on 12 March, a 27-year-old Gabonese man who returned to Gabon from France, four days before the confirmation of the coronavirus.
On 17 March, two additional cases were confirmed in the country, including a woman who works at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She visited Marseille and Paris before returning to the country.
On 20 March, the first death was confirmed.
On 24 March, diagnosed cases increased to six with the Ministry of Health announcing two new cases: a 45-year-old Togolese national, resident of Gabon and who recently returned from Senegal on March 11 and a 42-year-old Gabonese national who returned from France on March 19.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Gambia
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached The Gambia in March 2020.
The first case of COVID-19 in The Gambia was reported on 17 March and received treatment at MRC Unit The Gambia's specialist clinic in Fajara. The patient was a woman in her thirties who had travelled to The Gambia from the United Kingdom on 15 March. She went into self-isolation.
Overseas travel by public officials was suspended by a circular issued by President Adama Barrow on 13 March. Barrow ordered all universities to close and for all gatherings to cease on 17 March.
The Freak Brothers
The Freak Brothers is an adult animated television show based on the iconic 1960’s underground comic series called <nowiki>The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers</nowiki>. The animated series centers around the same characters as the comic book and is set in modern-day San Francisco. The television series is being developed for release in late 2020.
It features four cannabis-loving, time-traveling “Freaks” from the late 1960s – Freewheelin’ Franklin, Phineas, Fat Freddy and Fat Freddy’s Cat. Known as "The Freak Brothers", the show features Woody Harrelson, Tiffany Haddish, Pete Davidson, and John Goodman as voice actors for the 3 Freaks & the cat.
Courtney Solomon and Mark Canton will serve as executive producers, alongside Adam Devine and Blake Anderson who will also provide voice acting. The first season will consist of eight 22-minute episodes and will debut in 2020. A mini-episode was released May 6, 2020, titled "Kentucky Fried Freaks".
According to the 2019 announcement it will be animated by Starburns Industries studio, which did Rick & Morty.
COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Sudan in March 2020.
On 13 March 2020, Sudan reported its first novel coronavirus case in Khartoum, a man who died on 12 March 2020 and had visited the United Arab Emirates in the first week of March.
Sudan has stopped issuing visas for, and flights to, eight countries, including Italy and neighboring Egypt, over fears of the coronavirus outbreak.
COVID-19 pandemic in Djibouti
The COVID-19 pandemic spread to Djibouti in March 2020. It is a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ().
On 18 March, the first COVID-19 case in Djibouti was confirmed, in a member of the Spanish Special Forces who arrived on 14 March for Operation Atalanta and tested positive on 17 March.
A contractor working for the United States Department of Defense at Camp Lemonnier, the largest and only permanent US military base in Djibouti, tested positive for COVID-19 the same month. A total of 30 cases were confirmed by the end of March.
On 2 April, the World Bank approved US$5 million in emergency funding for Djibouti as part of the Djibouti COVID-19 Response Project.
By 5 April, the number of confirmed cases had rise to 59.
On 9 April, Djibouti recorded its first coronavirus death. There were 140 people infected with COVID-19, while 28 people recovered.
On 23 April, the US military in Djibouti declared a public health emergency.
A second case in Camp Lemonnier was confirmed in late April, triggering a permanent lockdown.
COVID-19 pandemic in South Sudan
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached South Sudan on April 5, 2020. As of May 13, there are 203 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Sudan.
On 5 April, the first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed in a 29-year-old patient, a United Nations worker who arrived on 28 February from the Netherlands through Ethiopia. South Sudan thus became the 51st African country (out of 54) to confirm a case.
After 28 people tested positive on 28 April, the curfew was extended to be from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., all restaurants were only allowed to be takeout, and all passenger boda bodas were banned.
South Sudan has a population of 11 million people, but only four ventilators.
COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Rwanda in March 2020.
The first case of COVID-19 in Rwanda was confirmed on 14 March 2020. Four other people were tested after the first case tested positive, bringing the number of cases to five.
On 21 March, officials announced a two-week lockdown. Both public and private employees are to work from home, under strict measures. All borders are also to be closed, cargo and Rwandan nationals being exempt, with a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
On 9 April, three new cases of coronavirus were identified, out of 720 samples examined in the previous 24 hours. This brought the total number of confirmed cases to 113 people (of which seven had recovered).
The Rwandan government was very strict about the pandemic. They had a curfew and made people sit and listen to speeches all night if they were outside during curfew. The police arrested a lot of people, including people who said they were abusing their power during the pandemic.
COVID-19 pandemic in São Tomé and Príncipe
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached São Tomé and Príncipe on 6 April 2020. The first death was recorded on 30 April.
On 6 April, the first four cases in the country were confirmed.
There are no cases in Autonomous Region of Príncipe.
On 30 April, the first death was reported. São Tomé and Príncipe currently has 16 cases, 4 of which have recovered and 1 death. The deceased was a 55-year old man living in Cantalago.
In order to prevent the spread of the virus, the government has put in many travel restrictions and quarantining measures.
COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Uganda in March 2020.
On 18 March, public gatherings including places of worship, pubs, weddings, music shows, rallies and cultural meetings were suspended for 32 days with immediate effect.
On 22 March, the first case of COVID-19 in Uganda was confirmed. The confirmed case is a 36-year-old male who had travelled to Dubai on 17 March 2020 for a business trip.
On 25 March, public transport was suspended for 14 days. Only private cars with not more than three occupants are allowed on the road.
On 30 March, the President declared a nationwide curfew from 7 pm to 6:30 am, which would run for 14 days to prevent the spread of the disease.
COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait
The first confirmed case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait was announced on 24 February 2020.
As of 14 May 2020, there are 11,975 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with recovery of 3,451 cases and 88 deaths.
On 24 February, Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced that there were 3 cases detected coming from Iran that carry coronavirus disease 2019. The first person was a Kuwait I national, 53 years old, while the second was a Saudi national, 61 years old, and the third was a person from the stateless community.
On 25 February, Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced that there were 4 new cases coming from Iran with coronavirus disease 2019.
On 11 March, Kuwaiti Directorate General of Civil Aviation has suspended all travel, except cargo flights, to and from Kuwait starting from 13 March, effectively locking down the nation until further notice.
On 18 March, the Ministry of Health announced 6 new cases for a total of 148. More than 14,000 swipe tests had been conducted by this point.
On 14 May, the Ministry of Health announced 947 new cases for a total of 11,975 and a recovery of 188. The number of patients in ICU is 175, in which 95 are critical and 80 stable. Kuwait reported 6 more deaths bringing the total number of death due to the virus within the country to 88.
COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Myanmar on 23 March 2020.
On 23 March, Myanmar confirmed its first and second COVID-19 cases.
On 24 March, Myanmar has launched a community lockdown in one village from Chin State to control the spread of the COVID-19.
On 25 March, Myanmar confirmed its third COVID-19 case.
On 31 March 2020, the Committee for Corona Virus Disease 19 (COVID-19), headed by First Vice President Myint Swe and made up of members from many union ministries, was formed by President Win Myint, to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Myanmar.
Vietnam announced it would send $50,000 to Myanmar worth supplies, including medical tests, to aid the Burmese authorities handling the outbreak, becoming the first country to do so.
COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Eswatini in March 2020.
On 14 March, the country's first case of COVID-19 was confirmed. A 33-year-old woman, who returned from the United States at the end of February and then traveled to Lesotho before returning home to Eswatini, is currently in isolation. Two suspected cases were identified by 11 March 2020, the first a woman returning from Denmark (or possibly Germany), and the other a woman who had hosted visitors from Germany.
On 24 March 2020, the ministry of health announced a fifth confirmed case. A 52-year-old male who had traveled to the United States earlier in the same month had tested positive.
On 16 April 2020, the country recorded its first COVID-19-related death, a 59-year-old man with diabetes.
COVID-19 pandemic in Luxembourg
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Luxembourg on 29 February 2020. As of , there are confirmed cases, with deaths, and recoveries in Luxembourg.
On 29 February the of Luxembourg confirmed the first case of the coronavirus in the country. The patient was a man in his forties who had returned from Italy via Charleroi, Belgium.
On 13 March, Minister for Health Paulette Lenert, Minister for Mobility François Bausch, and Minister for Family Affairs Corinne Cahen held a press conference to confirm another 8 cases and Luxembourg's first death, which was a 94-year-old who had been in critical condition.
COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Bosnia and Herzegovina on 5 March 2020 in Banja Luka, who had been in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Later the same day, a second case who was the son of the first case.
On 21 March 2020, the first death in the country from COVID-19 was announced in a hospital in Bihać. The patient was an elderly woman who had been hospitalized two days before.
As of 13 May 2020, in Bosnia and Herzegovina there were 2182 confirmed coronavirus cases, of which 1168 were in Republika Srpska, 994 in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and 20 in Brčko District.
On 17 March 2020, the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared a state of emergency in all of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
COVID-19 pandemic in Lesotho
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Lesotho on 13 May 2020.
Until May 2020, Lesotho was the last country in Africa to have no reported coronavirus disease 2019 cases during the global pandemic.
The country did not have the ability to test for the virus, and so, in order to prevent the spread of the virus the government closed its border with South Africa.
On 18 March, the government declared a national emergency despite having no confirmed cases, and closed schools until 17 April (but allowed school meals to continue).
Arriving travelers were to be quarantined for 14 days upon arrival. Prime Minister Thomas Thabane announced a three-week lock down from midnight 29 March.
Lesotho began sending its samples to South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases for testing. Lesotho began lifting some aspects of the lockdown on 5 May.
COVID-19 pandemic in East Timor
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached East Timor in March 2020.
On 10 February entry for non-nationals who had visited China within the past 4 weeks was restricted. Those who had visited Hubei were banned, while those who had visited other areas of China could enter with a valid medical certificate.
On 21 February students who had been studying in Wuhan arrived in East Timor following a period of quarantine in New Zealand.
On 19 March, East Timor closed its borders with Indonesia.
On 21 March, East Timor confirmed its first imported COVID-19 case. The place where it started is unknown.
On 6 April, Parliament approved urgent measures to deal with the pandemic.
COVID-19 pandemic in Papua New Guinea
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Papua New Guinea on 20 March 2020. On 4 May, all known cases recovered.
On 20 March, the first case in Papua New Guinea was confirmed.
On 7 April, Papua New Guinea confirmed its second case of COVID-19.
On 4 May, acting Health Secretary Dr Paison Dakulala reported that all known cases have recovered, but stresses that they don't know what they are fighting. 2,400 tests have been carried out with the bulk in Port Moresby.
On 5 May, the school reopened, however some schools required face mask and others have send their students back again.
No cases have been reported in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.
2020 Palghar mob lynching
On 16 April 2020, a vigilante group lynched two Hindu Sadhus and their driver in Gadchinchale, Palghar District, Maharashtra, India. The incident was fuelled by WhatsApp rumours of thieves operating in the area during the countrywide coronavirus lockdown. The vigilante group of villagers had mistaken the three passengers as thieves and killed them. Policemen who intervened were also attacked; four policemen and a senior police officer were injured.
As of 4 May, 115 villagers had been arrested by the Maharashtra police on charges of murder and an investigation was ongoing. After the incident, rumours were spread to increase religious tension. On 22 April, Maharashtra Home Minister, Anil Deshmukh posted a complete list of people arrested, stating that none of the arrested were Muslims. The government said that both the attackers and the victims were of same religion.
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) is a public university of Bangladesh. It is the oldest engineering university of the country. It has been ranked 175th among the Asian universities in the QS World University Ranking 2019.
BUET has 18 departments under five faculties:
There are six institutes in BUET. They are:
Richard Gilder
Richard Gilder, Jr. (May 31, 1932 – May 12, 2020), was an American businessman, philanthropist and conservative political donor. He was the co-founder of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. He donated to many charities including Central Park, the New-York Historical Society and the Museum of Natural History. Gilder was born in New York City.
Gilder died on May 12, 2020 at his home in Charlottesville, Virginia of congestive heart failure, aged 87.
Lewis Lehrman
Lewis E. "Lew" Lehrman (born August 15, 1938) is an American investment banker, businessman, Republican politician, economist, and historian. He supports the ongoing study of American history. He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
He was presented the National Humanities Medal at the White House in 2005 for his contributions to American History, the study of President Abraham Lincoln and monetary policy.
He was a member of the Advisory Committee of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and the Lincoln Forum. Lehrman authored "Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point", (2008), "Lincoln "by littles"" (2013). "Churchill, Roosevelt & Company" (2017) and "Lincoln & Churchill: Statesmen at War" (2018).
His works on monetary policy include "True Gold Standard, Newly Revised and Enlarged, Second Edition" (2012) and "Money, Gold, and History" (2013) as well as co-authoring "Money and the Coming World Order" (1976) and "The Case for Gold" (1982).
He has written for major news publications such as "The Washington Post", "The New York Times" and "The Wall Street Journal".
He is a senior partner at L. E. Lehrman & Co., an investment firm he established in 1981. He is also the chairman of the Lehrman Institute, a public policy research and grant making foundation founded in 1972.
He and Richard Gilder were awarded the National Humanities Medal in an Oval Office ceremony on Thursday, November 10, 2005. The Medal was presented by President George W. Bush.
Lois Chiles
Lois Cleveland Chiles (born April 15, 1947) is an American actress and former fashion model. She was born in Houston, Texas.
Chiles is known for her roles as Dr. Holly Goodhead in the 1979 James Bond movie "Moonraker", and as a driver in 1987's "Creepshow 2", as well as such movies as "The Great Gatsby", "The Way We Were", "Death on the Nile" and "Broadcast News".
Mischa de Vreede
Mischa de Vreede (17 September 1936 – 12 May 2020) was a Dutch poet and writer. She was born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies. She made her debut in the collection of poetry "Morgen mooi weer maken" in 1957.
In 1959 she was awarded the Herman Gorterprijs for the poem "Een jong meisje droomt". She wrote columns for, among others, VARA radio, wrote children books reviews for "NRC Handelsblad" and was a speaker for the organization Schrijvers School Samenleving. She also wrote travel reports for "Vrij Nederland".
Her last novel was "Heilige Dagen" in 2007.
Vreede died in Amsterdam on 12 May 2020 after a long-illness, aged 83.
Rolf Hochhuth
Rolf Hochhuth (1 April 1931 – 13 May 2020) was a German author and playwright. He was best known for his 1963 drama "The Deputy". His works were controversial as they talked about unpopular opinions of the Holocaust. He also defended Holocaust denier David Irving. Hochhuth was born in Eschwege, Germany.
Hochhuth died on 13 May 2020 in Berlin, aged 89.
Keith Lyons
Keith Lyons (7 May 1952 – 13 May 2020) was a Welsh-born Australian educator and sport scientist. His works were analysis of performance in sport. He was the author of the first book on the use of video in sport. He was born in Buckley, Wales.
Lyons founded the Centre for Notational Analysis at the Cardiff Institute of Higher Education in 1992. He moved to Australia in 2002 to take up a position as the founding Coordinator of Performance Analysis at the Australian Institute of Sport. He was the founding Director of the Institute of Sport Studies at the University of Canberra in 2009.
Lyons died on 13 May 2020 in Braidwood, New South Wales at the age of 68.
Buckley ( ) is a town and community in Flintshire, north-east Wales, from the county town of Mold.
Buckley is the second largest town in Flintshire in terms of population. At the 2011 Census, its community had a population of 15,665. When the contiguous Argoed community is included, Buckley has a population of 21,502.
Anisuzzaman
Anisuzzaman (18 February 1937 – 14 May 2020) was a Bangladeshi academic of Bengali literature. He was born in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India.
He was an activist who took part in the Language Movement (1952). He was a member of the Planning Commission to the Government of Bangladesh during the Bangladesh liberation war and a member of the National Education Commission.
He was made a National Professor by the Government of Bangladesh in 2018.
Anisuzzaman died on 14 May 2020 in Dhaka of kidney and heart disease, aged
Jerzy Łapiński
Jerzy Łapiński (born Jerzy Gaździński; 2 November 1940 – 14 May 2020) was a Polish actor. He was born in Lublin, Poland. His career began in 1960. He was known for voice dubbing Cornelius Fudge in the "Harry Potter" movies in Polish and as Poodle in the 2000 comedy movie "A Very Christmas Story".
Łapiński died on 14 May 2020, aged 79.
Prime Minister of Lebanon
Najib Mikati
Najib Azmi Mikati (; born 24 November 1955) is a Lebanese politician. He was the Prime Minister of Lebanon twice, from April 2005 to July 2005 and again from 2011 to 2014.
Hassan Diab
Hassan Diab (; born 6 January 1959) is a Lebanese politician, engineer, and academic. He was the Prime Minister of Lebanon between 21 January 2020 through 10 August 2020. He was the Minister of Education from 2011 to 2014, under President Michel Suleiman.
On 10 August 2020, Diab announced his resignation along with his government due to the Lebanese government's failure to prevent the 2020 Beirut explosions.
President of Lebanon
The president of the Lebanese Republic is the head of state of Lebanon. The president is elected by the parliament for a term of six years, which is not renewable.
Amine Gemayel
President of Zambia
The president of Zambia is the head of state and the head of government of Zambia. The office was first held by Kenneth Kaunda following independence in 1964.
Since 31 August 1991 the president is also the head of government, as the position of Prime Minister was abolished in the last months of Kaunda's presidential term.
The president is elected for a term of five years.
List of presidents of São Tomé and Príncipe
Leonel Mário d'Alva
Leonel Mário d'Alva (born 1935) is a São Toméan politician. He was Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 21 December 1974 until 12 July 1975, when the country gained independence from Portugal.
Miguel Trovoada
Manuel Quintas de Almeida
Manuel Quintas de Almeida (1957 – 26 December 2006) was a lieutenant in the military of São Tomé and Príncipe. He led a coup against the democratically elected government of President Miguel Trovoada on 15 August 1995.
He died on 26 December 2006, aged 52.
Fradique de Menezes
Fernando Pereira (major)
Fernando "Cobo" Pereira is a major in the military of São Tomé and Príncipe.
He led a coup against the elected government of Fradique de Menezes on July 16, 2003. He gave up power a week later as part of an agreement.
Evaristo Carvalho
Evaristo do Espírito Santo Carvalho (born October 22, 1942) is a São Toméan politician who has been President of São Tomé and Príncipe since 3 September 2016. He was the Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 7 July 1994 to 25 October 1994 and again from 26 September 2001 to 28 March 2002. He is a member of the Independent Democratic Action (ADI) party.
List of prime ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe
Decap Attack
Jorge Bom Jesus
Jorge Lopes Bom Jesus (born 26 July 1962), also known as JBJ, is a politician from São Tomé. He became the 17th Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe on 3 December 2018. He is a member of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD).
Wilfred Jacobs
Sir Wilfred Ebenezer Jacobs (19 October 1919 – 11 March 1995) was the first Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda.
He appointed Attorney General of the Leeward Islands for 1957 to 1959 and for Antigua in 1960. From 1960 to 1967 he was in a number of Colonial offices.
He was made Governor of Antigua and Barbuda from 1967 until that country gained independence in 1981, after which he became the first governor-general. He was Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda from 1 November 1981 to 10 June 1991. He was replaced by James Carlisle.
James Carlisle
Sir Rodney Errey Lawrence Williams, KGN, (born 2 November 1947) is an Antiguan politician. He became 4th Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda on 14 August 2014.
Rodney was knighted as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) by Queen Elizabeth II on 17 October 2014. and fought in the spanish barbudan wars
Vere Bird
Sir Vere Cornwall Bird Sr., KNH (9 December 1910 – 28 June 1999) was the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. His son, Lester Bryant Bird, replaced him as Prime Minister.
In 1994, he was made a Knight of the Order of the National Hero (KNH) by his native country Antigua and Barbuda.
George Walter
Sir George Herbert Walter, KNH (8 September 1928 – 4 March 2008) was an Antiguan politician of the Progressive Labour Movement and Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 14 February 1971 to 1 February 1976.
In 2008, he was posthumously made a Knight of the Order of the National Hero (KNH) by his native country Antigua and Barbuda to become the country's fifth national hero.
Gaston Browne
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
Moshoeshoe II (2 May 1938 – 15 January 1996), previously known as Constantine Bereng Seeiso, was the paramount chief of Lesotho. He was king of Lesotho from 1966 until his exile in 1990, and from 1995 until his death in 1996.
Letsie III of Lesotho
Letsie III (born David Mohato Bereng Seeiso; 17 July 1963) is the King of Lesotho. He replaced his father, Moshoeshoe II, when he was forced into exile in 1990.
His father was briefly restored in 1995 but soon died in a car crash in early 1996, and Letsie became king again.
As a constitutional monarch, most of King Letsie's duties as monarch of Lesotho are ceremonial.
In 2000, he declared HIV/AIDS in Lesotho a natural disaster, causing national and international response to the epidemic.
COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Verde
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Cape Verde in March 2020.
On 20 March, the first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed, being a 62 year old foreigner from the United Kingdom.
Since 16 March tests are being made in Cape Verde rather than abroad, by the Laboratório de Virologia de Cabo Verde, in Praia.
On 17 March, as a contingency measure, Prime Minister José Ulisses Correia e Silva announced the suspension of all incoming flights from the US, Brazil, Senegal, Nigeria, Portugal, and all European countries affected by the coronavirus.
COVID-19 pandemic in Mali
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Mali in March 2020.
On 25 March, Mali confirmed its first two COVID-19 cases.
On 27 March, 7 new positive tests for Coronavirus: Mali rose to 11 cases.
On 28 March, seven new cases confirmed, the total rose to 18.
On 31 March, 25 cases tested positive and 2 deaths. According to health authorities.
On 18 March, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita suspended flights from affected countries, closed schools and banned large public gatherings. 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.
COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados
The COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados is part of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019.
The pandemic was confirmed to have reached Barbados on 17 March 2020 with the announcement of the first two cases, and at its current peak on 12 April there were 56 active cases.
The government declared a public health emergency (due to end on 30 June) and the country is currently under an overnight curfew from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am (due to end after 17 May): many businesses are closed and many of the businesses that are allowed to open are subject to a surname-based schedule.
COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya
The COVID-19 pandemic reached Kenya in March 2020 with the initial cases reported in the capital city Nairobi and in the coastal area Mombasa county.
On 13 March, the first case in Kenya, a 27-year-old Kenyan woman who traveled from the US via London, was confirmed.
On April 1, Kenya's coronavirus cases rose by 22, bringing the total to 81 confirmed cases to date. Additionally, the Kenyan government confirmed that the first and third reported cases had both full recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries nationally to three.
As of April 15, 2019, the Kenyan Ministry of Health reported 9 new cases increasing the total number of cases to 225, 12 new recoveries thus increasing the number of total recoveries to 53. The Ministry also reported 1 new fatality, increasing the total number of fatalities to 10.
2366 people had been tested as of April 15, 2020, 1911 people had been released after testing negative.
COVID-19 pandemic in Antigua and Barbuda
The COVID-19 pandemic in Antigua and Barbuda is part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached Antigua and Barbuda in March 2020.
On 13 March 2020, Prime Minister Gaston Browne announced Antigua and Barbuda's first confirmed COVID-19 case.
Browne said the patient started presenting symptoms on March 11.
No cases have been reported in Barbuda.
COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Kitts and Nevis
The COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Kitts and Nevis is part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached Saint Kitts and Nevis on 24 March 2020.
On 24 March 2020. A 21-year-old male and a 57-year-old female that arrived in the federation from New York City became the first two confirmed cases of COVID-19. Both are nationals of St Kitts and Nevis.
On 31 March 2020, full lockdown went into effect. From 19:00 31 March until 06:00 3 April there is a 24-hour curfew. The lockdown was later extended to 07:00 9 April, and further extended to 18 April with two days of partial lockdown in order to buy essential goods. The lockdown was once again extended to 25 April.
On 3 May 2020, it was reported that 2,000 people will have received benefits from the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. People who did not qualify in April will still benefit.
Owen Arthur
Owen Seymour Arthur, PC (17 October 1949 – 27 July 2020) was a Barbadian politician. He was Prime Minister of Barbados from 6 September 1994 to 20 January 1999; 20 January 1999 to 21 May 2003; and from 21 May 2003 to 15 January 2008.
Arthur died on 27 July 2020 from heart disease-related problems at a hospital in Bridgetown, aged 70.
Sandra Mason
Dame Sandra Prunella Mason, GCMG, DA, QC (born 17 January 1949) is a Barbados politician. In January 2018, she became the Governor-General of Barbados.
She was the first woman admitted to the Bar in Barbados. She was an Ambassador from Barbados, and was the first woman to serve on the Barbados Court of Appeals.
Ralph McGehee
Ralph Walter McGehee (April 9, 1928 – May 2, 2020) was an American intelligence official. He worked for 25 years in American intelligence, being a former case officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). From 1953 to 1972, his assignments were in East Asia and Southeast Asia. After leaving the CIA, he published books and became a critic of the agency. McGehee was born in Moline, Illinois.
McGehee died on May 2, 2020 of COVID-19 in Falmouth, Maine at the age of 92.
COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic spread to Jordan on 2 March 2020, when the Ministry of Health confirmed the first case in the kingdom. As of May 2, Jordan had 460 confirmed cases, with 367 recovered and 9 deaths.
On 2 March, the Prime Ministry of Jordan reported the first case of coronavirus in Jordan. The Jordanian had returned from Italy two weeks prior, before quarantine procedures for Jordanians returning from Italy had been put in place.
On 22 March, there were 13 additional cases confirmed, one of the cases was for a 19-year-old man who came from Britain, and 5 more cases from Irbid's wedding, and 6 cases for people who were in close contact with a nurse who was infected, including an 83-year-old woman who was in mild to moderate condition, and one of unknown origin, bringing the total of the cases to 112.
On 28 March, the first death resulting from COVID-19 was confirmed in the kingdom. An 83-year-old woman who was admitted to a private hospital suffering from many illnesses along with blood poisoning. Later in the evening, the total confirmed cases rose to 246 after 11 new cases were confirmed. Of those 11, 5 cases came from Irbid, 1 individual who was in close contact with an infected person, 1 woman who was in close contact with her infected daughter that was visiting from Norway, 3 cases from those already quarantined in hotels (2 of which came from the UK and 1 came from Baghdad, and the final remaining case is of unknown origin/cause, investigations are still ongoing.
The health Minister announced that there are 3 cases in serious conditions.