2020 in the Comoros

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Events in the year 2020 in the Comoros .

Incumbents

• President: Azali Assoumani

Events

Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in the Comoros

April

• 15 April – A person arriving in Mayotte from the country tested positive for COVID-19. ^[1]
• 16 April – Dominique Voynet, Director of Mayotte Regional Health Agency, announced that a person who died on 8 April before being evacuated to Mayotte on the basis of an x-ray of COVID-19 was Said Toihir, the Grand Mufti of the country. ^[2] The announcement caused a diplomatic rift between the country and France. Mohamed El-Amine Souef, the Foreign Minister, said "If a case is confirmed in the Comoros, it is not Dominique Voynet to announce it, we have been independent since 6 July 1975." ^[3]
• 17 April – The World Health Organization delivered medical aid to the country. ^[4]
• 22 April – A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening machine was delivered to the country, allowing for COVID-19 testing the country starting on 23 April. ^[5]
• 30 April – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed: a 50-year-old man who was admitted to the El-Maarouf hospital in Moroni on 23 April. The patient had been in contact with a Franco-Comorian national on 18 March. As a result of the confirmation, President Azali Assoumani disclosed that a curfew had been instituted. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

May

• 2 May – A video conference was held between President Assoumani and President Rajoelina of Madagascar. Madagascar will send medical aid to the country. ^[9]
• 4 May – The first COVID-19 death in the country was reported. ^[10]
• 6 May – President Azali Assoumani announced that total confinement is not an option for the islands. A donation of 100,000 face masks had been received, and India will be sending medical supplies and doctors to support the local health care. ^[11]
• 8 May – UNICEF donated 5 ventilators to the Ministry of Health. Comoros had nearly 25 ventilators on the three islands. ^[12]
• 13 May – The United Nations donated 1,000 rapid tests to the Ministry of Health. ^[13]
• 16 May – The first repatriation flight arrived from Tanzania with 134 people on board, with 70 people returned from Kenya. Two more flights are planned to arrive from Tanzania on 17 May. ^[14]
• 19 May – The presence of COVID-19 on Anjouan (Ngazidja) was confirmed, making the virus now active on all major islands. ^[15]
• 21 May – The Grand Mufti requested that the people celebrate Eid al-Fitr at home as a result of the pandemic. ^[16]

July

• 8 July – The President made wearing face masks outdoors mandatory on the whole territory. ^[17]
• 21 July – The island of Mohéli reported that it no longer had active COVID-19 cases. ^[18]

Deaths

Main article: deaths in 2020

Further information: Category:2020 deaths

See also

• List of years in Comoros

References

1. "Un cas de Coronavirus a été importé des Comores". Mayotte la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
2. "Le grand Mufti des Comores est décédé du Coronavirus". Guyane la 1ère. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
3. "l'Union des Comores dénonce " Une violation du secret médical et professionnel "". Guyane la 1ère. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
4. "Comores : l'OMS sur tous les fronts contre le Covid-19". World Health Organization (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
5. "Les Comores se dotent d'un PCR". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
6. "Comoros reports 1st COVID-19 case". China.org.cn. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
7. "Le président Azali reconnait l'existence du covid-19 aux Comores". Mayotte la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
8. "Le Président Azali Assoumani annonce un premier cas de Covid-19 aux Comores". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2020.
9. "Entretien entre le Président Malgache et le Président Comorien sur le Covid-19". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
10. "Stop Covid-19 Comores". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
11. "Le Président de la République Azali Assoumani a accordé un entretien exclusif a la chaîne nationale ortc". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
12. "Lutte contre le Covid-19 I L'Unicef a remis des concentrateurs d'oxygène au ministère de la Santé". Al-Watwan (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
13. "1 000 tests rapides offerts par les Nations Unies". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
14. "Début du retour des comoriens bloqués à l'étranger". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
15. "Communiqué #5 du 13 au 18 mai relatif aux dépistages du COVID-19". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
16. "La prière de la Ide se fera à domicile". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
17. "Décret présidentiel rendant obligatoire le port de masque sur l'étendu du territoire". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2020.
18. "Communiqué N°032: Du 19 juillet au 21 juillet 2020". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2020.