• The result of the pending suspected case reported yesterday tested negative
• Cumulatively, a total 97 alerts/rumors received; 25 suspected cases detected and all tested negative for COVID-19
• Table top simulation exercise organized by the FMOH/EPHI started today and is ex- pected to be completed on 6-Mar-2020
• There was a UN Town hall meeting that included a briefing on COVID-19 prevention and preparedness so as to reduce and mitigate the risk of COVID-19 among the UN Personnel
• On-going facilitation support for training of Disaster Management Assistant Team (DMAT)/Emergency Medical Team (EMT) on COVID-19. A total of 29 participants (Clinical and emergency critical care nurses and medical Doctors) from AaBET, St. Pau- lose, Black Lion Specialized, St. Peter and Zewditu Hospitals in Addis Ababa: 4-6 March 2020
Key upcoming activities
• orientation of Ethiopian airline crew members still on going
• Cascade training of Regional Rapid Response Team members
• Continue strengthening the COVID-19 PHEOC pillars
WHAT IS THE SITUATION IN ETHIOPIA
WHAT IS THE SITUATION GLOBALY 77 countries affected
4 New countries reported cases
93,090 total confirmed cases
Date Updated on 5 March 2020
S/N Situation Report 027
Contacts Dr. Grace Fombad;
[email protected], +251911508218Dr. Tugumizemu Victor;
[email protected], +251904055745Fig 2: Number of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases reported from Jan 21 2020 to March 4, 2020
Fig 3: Weekly trend of confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported from week 4-10, 2020
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Fig 4: Number of countries reporting COVID-19 cases as of 4-March 2020
Challenges
Inadequate Personal protective equipment
Funding gap for COVID-19 contingency plan and scale up (approximately USD 14M)
Equipping the isolation facilities to the required standards
Recommendations
Frequently clean hands by using alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water
When coughing and sneezing cover mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue and wash hands;
Avoid close contact with anyone who has fever and cough
The consumption of raw or undercooked animal products should be avoided.
If you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing seek medical care early and share previous travel history with your health care provider
When visiting live markets in areas currently experiencing cases of novel coronavirus, avoid direct unprotected contact with live animals and surfaces in contact with animals;
Cook your food and especially meat thoroughly.
Call the UN clinic on telephone number +251929908433 If you have been in China within the past 14 days and you
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Four new countries (Argentina, Chile, Poland and Ukraine reported COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours
