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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 2020, 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.
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.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Uzbekistan when its first case was confirmed on 15 March 2020, an 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.
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.
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.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Cameroon, Central Africa on 6 March 2020 with its first confirmed case. The infected person was a French national who arrived in the capital Yaoundé on 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.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Mauritania in March 2020. Cases. 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.
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. Cases. 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 Response. On 10 April, all of the Muscat governorate was put under lockdown until 22 April, this was extended twice. The lockdown was expected to end on 29 May. Sultan Haitham bin Tariq declared that COVID-19 tests and treatment were free for all communities of the country, including expatriates.
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.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Central African Republic in March 2020. As of 9 April 2020, there were 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 is an adult animated television show. It is based on the iconic 1960s underground comic series called "The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers". The animated series is about 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 &amp; the cat.  Courtney Solomon and Mark Canton will be the executive producers, together with 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 &amp; Morty.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Sudan in March 2020. 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. Sudan stopped issuing visas for, and flights to, eight countries, including Italy and neighboring Egypt, over fears of the coronavirus outbreak.
The COVID-19 pandemic spread to Djibouti in March 2020. It is a new 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 risen 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.
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.
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.
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. On 30 April, the first death was reported. At that time, São Tomé and Príncipe had 16 cases, 4 of which had 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 put in many travel restrictions and quarantining measures.
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 was 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.
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. Cases and response. 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.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Myanmar on 23 March 2020. Cases. 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. Aide. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 had recovered, but stressed that they didn't know what they are fighting. 2,400 tests had been carried out with the bulk in Port Moresby. On 5 May, the schools reopened, however some schools required face mask and others sent their students back home again. On 7 August, the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.
On 16 April 2020, a Gundas 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 increasing 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 (BUET) is a public university of Bangladesh. It is the oldest engineering university of the country. Campus. Faculties and departments. BUET has 18 departments under five faculties: Institutes. There are six institutes in BUET. They are:
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 American 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.