COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Ethiopia on 13 March 2020.

Cases
On 13 March, the first coronavirus case was reported in the country and the victim later was a Japanese citizen. The process of contact tracing is currently taking place.

On 28 March, the Ministry of Health reported that one patient has fully recovered from the virus.

On 30 March, the Prime Minister said in a statement that the total number of cases in the country has risen to 23.

Response
Ethiopia will not be enforcing a travel ban, with Tadesse stating that the virus is in 134 countries, and enforcing a travel ban will not work.

References

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