COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Verde

COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Verde
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationCape Verde
Arrival date20 March 2020
(4 years, 7 months and 2 weeks)
Confirmed cases64,474[1] (updated 3 November 2024)
Deaths
417[1] (updated 3 November 2024)
Government website
COVID 19 — Corona Vírus - Official site about COVID-19 in Cape Verde

The COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Verde 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 Cape Verde in March 2020.[2]

Background

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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.[3][4]

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[5][6] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[7][5] Model-based simulations for Cape Verde suggest that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number R t has been lower than 1.0 since August 2021.[8]

Timeline

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March 2020

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  • On 20 March, the first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed, being a 62-year-old foreigner from the United Kingdom.[9][10]
  • Two more cases were confirmed the following day on 21 March. Both cases were tourists, one from the Netherlands, aged 60, and one from United Kingdom, aged 62. These two cases and the previous one were all on Boa Vista island before testing positive.[11] The first death was announced[12] on 24 March, regarding the first confirmed case in Cape Verde.
  • On 25 March, a fourth case was confirmed, a 43-year-old national citizen who had returned from Europe, being the first case detected in the country's capital, Praia, on Santiago island.[13][14] On the following day, 26 March, Cape Verde's Health minister announced that the man's wife had also tested positive, thus being the first reported local transmission.[15]
  • Of the five confirmed cases in March, by the end of the month one person had died while four remained active cases.[16]

Subsequent cases

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  • 2020 cases

There were 11,793 confirmed cases in 2020. 11,530 patients recovered while 112 persons died. At the end of 2020 there were 151 active cases.[17]

  • 2021 cases

Cape Verde's vaccination campaign began on 19 March.[18]

COVID-19 vaccines from the US arrive in Cape Verde as part of the COVAX program in 2021

There were 30,670 confirmed cases in 2021, bringing the total number of cases to 42,463. 26,782 patients recovered in 2021 while 240 persons died, bringing the total death toll to 351. At the end of 2021 there were 3,773 active cases.[19]

Modelling by WHO's Regional Office for Africa suggests that due to under-reporting, the true number of infections by the end of 2021 was around 0.3 million while the true number of COVID-19 deaths was around 383.[20]

  • 2022 cases

Samples taken between May and October showed that the rapidly spreading BA.5.2.1.7 variant was present in Cape Verde.[21]

There were 20,740 confirmed cases in 2022, bringing the total number of cases to 63,203. 24,421 patients recovered in 2022 while 58 persons died, bringing the total death toll to 410. At the end of 2022 there were 3 active cases.[22]

  • 2023 cases

There were 1,274 confirmed cases in 2023, bringing the total number of cases to 64,477. Seven persons died, bringing the total death toll to 417.

Statistics

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Confirmed new cases per day

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Confirmed deaths per day

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Prevention

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Since 16 March tests are being made in Cape Verde rather than abroad, by the Laboratório de Virologia de Cabo Verde, in Praia.[23]

On 17 March, as a contingency measure, Prime Minister José Ulisses Correia e Silva announced[24][25][26] a three-week suspension of all incoming flights from the US, Brazil, Senegal, Nigeria, Portugal, and all European countries affected by the coronavirus. Exceptions were made for cargo flights and flights for foreign citizens wishing to return home. The ban also applies to the docking of cruise ships, sailing ships and landing from passengers or crew from cargo ships or fishing ships. More exceptional measures[27] were taken the day after, and the contingency level was raised[28] on 27 March.

Cabo Verde Airlines had already taken the decision to suspend flights. Since 28 February the flights to Milan (Italy) are suspended. On 6 March, the flights to Lagos (Nigeria), Porto Alegre (Brazil) and Washington D.C. (United States) were also suspended. On 17 March, per to the Government's decision, Cabo Verde Airlines suspended all of its routes.[29]

On March 28, for the first time in its history, a state of emergency was declared in Cape Verde,[30][31] implementing a set of measures.[32]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Mathieu, Edouard; Ritchie, Hannah; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Dattani, Saloni; Beltekian, Diana; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Roser, Max (2020–2024). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Cape Verde reports first confirmed case of COVID-19 - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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  10. ^ "Coronavírus: Inglês de 62 anos é o primeiro caso confirmado em Cabo Verde". publico.pt (in Portuguese). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  11. ^ SAPO. "Covid-19: Há mais dois casos confirmados na Boa Vista. Suspeito de São Vicente é negativo". SAPO Lifestyle (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  12. ^ "COVID-19: confirmed the first death from coronavirus in Cape Verde". insp.gov.cv. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Confirmado primeiro caso de COVID-19 na Praia". expressodasilhas.cv (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Cape Verde registers the fourth positive case COVID-19". insp.gov.cv. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Teste à esposa do primeiro caso da Praia dá positivo (em actualização)". expressodasilhas.cv (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  16. ^ "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 72" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1 April 2020. p. 8. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  17. ^ "COVID-19 and W/Africa: 1,994 new cases, 31 new deaths in 24 hours". APA. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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  19. ^ "Covid-19 em Cabo Verde: Mais 731 novos casos com uma morte na Praia" (in Portuguese). ASemana. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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  21. ^ "Communique on the sudden increase in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron BF.7 variants". Africa CDC. 4 January 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  22. ^ "Boletim epidemiológico de 31 de dezembro de 2022" (in Portuguese). Ministério da Saúde. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  23. ^ "Covid-19: Laboratório de Cabo Verde com capacidade para 300 testes diários". A Semana (in Portuguese). 16 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  24. ^ O'Hare, Maureen & Hardingham, Tamara (17 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Which countries have travel bans?". CNN. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  25. ^ "COVID19: Governo declara situação de contingência a nível da Proteção Civil" (in Portuguese). Governo de Cabo Verde. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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  27. ^ "Check out the new measures announced by the government in the prevention of COVID-19". insp.gov.cv. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  28. ^ ""We raise the contingency level of Civil Protection to disaster risk" - Ulisses Correia e Silva". insp.gov.cv. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  29. ^ "Corona Virus: Flights suspensions". Cabo Verde Airlines. 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  30. ^ "Declaration of a state of emergency by the President of the Republic of Cape Verde". insp.gov.cv. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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  32. ^ Boletim Oficial da República de Cabo Verde — Suplemento, I Série, Número 38
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