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.

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