COVID-19 pandemic in South Sudan | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | South Sudan |
Arrival date | 5 April 2020 (4 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) |
Confirmed cases | 18,823 [1] (updated 17 August 2024) |
Deaths | 147 [1] (updated 17 August 2024) |
The COVID-19 pandemic in South Sudan is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19 ) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ). The virus was confirmed to have reached South Sudan on 5 April 2020. The first four confirmed cases were all UN workers. [2]
On 14 March, South Sudan suspended flights to countries affected by coronavirus. [4] On 20 March, classes in all schools and universities were suspended until 19 April, and Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi ordered the suspension of sporting, social, political, and religious gatherings for 6 weeks. [5] This was followed on 25 March by a nighttime curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. [6] [7] On 27 March, around 500 people in quarantine from Sudan escaped in Renk, leading to northern Upper Nile State being placed under lockdown for 14 days. [8] From 25 March, after the coronavirus reached Mali, to 5 April 2020, South Sudan was the largest country by area without any confirmed cases of COVID-19.
South Sudan has a population of 14 million people but only 4 ventilators. [6]
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