COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea

The COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea is part of the 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 Guinea in March 2020.[3]

COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationGuinea
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseConakry
Arrival date13 March 2020
(5 months and 3 days)
Confirmed cases8,260 (as of 14 August)[1][2]
Active cases1,033 (as of 14 August)
Recovered7,177 (as of 14 August)[2]
Deaths
50 (as of 7 August)[2]
Government website
http://www.anss-guinee.org/

Background

On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[4][5]

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[6][7] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[8][6]

Timeline
President Alpha Condé meets with U.S. Ambassador to Guinea Simon Henshaw to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic while both practice social distancing.

March 2020

On 13 March 2020, Guinea's first confirmed COVID-19 case was reported. A Belgian national who is an employee of the European Union delegation in Guinea has tested positive for COVID-19.[9][10]

Confirmed cases doubled from eight to 16 on 29 March.[11]

April 2020

There were 1479 new cases in April, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 1495. The death toll was 7. There were 329 recoveries, leaving 1159 active cases at the end of the month.[12]

May 2020

In May 2020, six people were killed by police at checkpoints in Coyah and Dubréka. Police spokesman Mory Kaba claimed that the individuals were protesting the checkpoints, which had been established to control the spread of COVID-19. Protesters stated that they were protesting extortion at the checkpoints.[13]

During the month there were 2276 new cases, raising the total number of cases to 3771. The death toll rose to 23. At the end of the month there were 1653 active cases.[14]

June 2020

There were 1620 new cases in June, bringing the total number of cases to 5391. The death toll rose to 33. There were 1032 active cases at the end of the month.[15]

July 2020

During July there were 1917 new cases, raising the total number of cases to 7308. The death toll rose by thirteen to 46. The number of recovered patients reached 6458, leaving 804 active patients at the end of the month (22% less than at the end of June).[16]

See also

References
  1. "ANSS". anss-guinee.org. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. "Worldometer - Guinea". worldometer. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. "Guinea reports first confirmed COVID-19 case". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  8. "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  9. "EU employee tests positive for coronavirus in Guinea's first case". Reuters. 13 March 2020.
  10. "Sudan, Guinea record first cases of coronavirus". africanews.com. 13 March 2020.
  11. Guinee360 (29 March 2020). "Covid-19: Des nouveaux cas enregistrés ce dimanche à Conakry". Guinee360.com - Actualité en Guinée, toute actualité du jour (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  12. "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 102" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1 May 2020. p. 5. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  13. "Guinea: Six protesters killed in clashes with police". Al Jazeera English. 13 May 2020.
  14. "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 133" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1 June 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  15. "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 163" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1 July 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  16. "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 194" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1 August 2020. p. 4. Retrieved 4 August 2020.


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