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.