COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea-Bissau

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COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea-Bissau
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationGuinea-Bissau
Arrival date25 March 2020
(4 years and 1 month)
Confirmed cases1,389 (as of 12 June)[1]
Active cases1,224 (as of 12 June)
Recovered153 (as of 12 June)
Deaths
12 (as of 12 June)

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Guinea-Bissau in March 2020.[2]

On 25 March, Guinea-Bissau confirmed its first two COVID-19 cases, a Congolese U.N. employee and an Indian citizen.[3]

On 29 April, the Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam, Interior Minister Botche Candé, Secretary of State for Public Order Mario Fambé, and Secretary of State for Regional Integration Monica Buaro da Costa had tested positive for the coronavirus.[4][5]

References[change | change source]

  1. "INÍCIO". INFOCOVID-19 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  2. "Guinea-Bissau confirms first two cases of coronavirus". Reuters. 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. "Guinea-Bissau confirms first two cases of coronavirus". Reuters. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. "Guinea-Bissau PM, three ministers test positive for Covid-19". 30 April 2020.
  5. "Guinea-Bissau PM, Three in Cabinet Test Positive for COVID-19". 29 April 2020.