COVID-19 pandemic in Djibouti
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.
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