COVID-19 pandemic in Puntland explained

COVID-19 pandemic in Puntland
Map1:LocationPuntland3.png
Disease:COVID-19
Virus Strain:SARS-CoV-2
Location:Puntland, Somalia

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed in April 2020 to have reached Puntland, an autonomous state in northeastern Somalia.[1]

Puntland recorded eleven cases of COVID-19 and at least one fatality due to the virus by May 2, 2020, though Puntland officials believed the actual number of COVID-19 infections to be much higher.[2] [3] Puntland is the region of Somalia with the second highest number of COVID-19 cases, after Banaadir, as of May 25, 2020.[1]

Timeline

March 2020

Puntland officials initially declined to close mosques when COVID-19 cases were confirmed in other regions of Somalia in March 2020.[4]

April 2020

The first confirmed case and death was reported on 23 April.[5]

May 2020

By 2 May there had been 11 confirmed cases of which one death.[6]

By May 2020, several Puntland government ministers and advisors to President of Puntland Said Abdullahi Dani had tested positive for COVID-19.[1] Puntland Health Minister Jama Farah Hassan stated that two Puntland government ministers had tested positive by May 8, 2020.[3] [7] Puntland's Minister of Commerce Abdullahi Abdi Hirsi first reported eye pain, a possible symptom of COVID-19, on May 6, 2020.[8] He sought treatment and was diagnosed with COVID-19 on May 9, 2020.[8] Hirsi had recently toured flood damage in Qardho, where he believes he might have contracted the virus.[8]

By 11 May there had been 84 confirmed cases of which four deaths.[9] A week later the number of confirmed cases had risen to 136.[10]

On May 25, 2020, the Agricultural Ministry announced the death of Puntland's Minister of Agriculture, the Environment, and Climate Change Ismail Gamadiid due to COVID-19.[1] Gamadiid had contracted the coronavirus in Puntland, but had been transferred to a hospital in Mogadishu for treatment for several weeks.[1] [11]

September 2020

By mid-September there had been 496 cases of which nine deaths.[12]

February 2021

By 8 February there had been 1182 cases.[13] By 26 February the number of confirmed cases had grown to 1349.[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Somalia: Puntland's Minister for Agriculture Dies of Coronavirus in Mogadishu . Menafn . 2020-05-25 . 2020-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200607023919/https://menafn.com/1100221033/Somalia-Puntlands-Minister-for-Agriculture-Dies-of-Coronavirus-in-Mogadishu . 2020-06-07 . live.
  2. News: Puntland and COVID-19: Local Responses and Economic Impact. The Conflict Research Programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science. 2020-05-05. 2020-06-07.
  3. News: Somalia: Puntland ministers contract Covid-19-health minister. Somaliland Standard. 2020-05-08. 2020-06-07.
  4. News: Coronavirus: Muxuu yahay heshiiska ay Culimada iyo maamulka Puntland ka gaareen xiridda Masaajidyada? . . 2020-03-24 . 2020-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200607033523/https://www.bbc.com/somali/war-52020191 . 2020-06-07 . live.
  5. Web site: Puntland confirms first death from COVID-19 pandemic. Radio Shabelle. Shabelle Media Network. 7 January 2021. 23 April 2020. 10 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210110032233/https://www.radioshabelle.com/puntland-confirms-first-death-from-covid-19-pandemic/. dead.
  6. Web site: Puntland, Somaliland record first COVID-19 deaths as infections surge in Somalia . Garowe Online . 7 January 2021 . 2 May 2020.
  7. News: Puntland state ministers test positive for Covid-19 . Somali Affairs News . 2020-05-08 . 2020-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604144000/https://www.somaliaffairs.com/news/puntland-state-ministers-test-positive-for-covid-19/ . 2020-06-04 . live.
  8. News: Wasiirka Puntland ee coronavirus laga helay oo BBC-da la hadlay . . 2020-05-11 . 2020-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200607032937/https://www.bbc.com/somali/war-52619528 . 2020-06-07 . live.
  9. Web site: Somalia: COVID-19 impact update 5. OCHA. 7 January 2021. 2. 12 May 2020.
  10. Web site: Somalia: COVID-19 impact update 6. OCHA. 23 January 2021. 2. 18 May 2020.
  11. News: Somalia: Puntland Minister Succumbs to COVID-19 . . . 2020-05-25 . 2020-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604214939/https://allafrica.com/stories/202005260181.html . 2020-06-04 . live.
  12. Web site: Somalia: COVID-19 impact update 12. OCHA. 7 January 2021. 1. 21 September 2020.
  13. Web site: Is Somalia ignoring coronavirus pandemic?. Anadolu Agency. 24 March 2021. 9 February 2021. Dhaysane. Mohammed.
  14. Web site: Somalia contemplates lockdown as COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc. Garowe Online. 26 May 2021. 1 March 2021.

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