The Ethiopian State Minister of Health announced that there are two Ethiopi- ans who tested positive for COVID-19 in UAE but had no history of travel out- side UAE.
There is one suspected COVID-19 case in the isolation facility as of Mar-8, 2020
Cumulatively, a total 110 alerts/rumors received; 35 suspected cases detected 34 tested negative for COVID-19 and 1 is pending
Developed a draft Risk communication strategy on COVID-19 for UN communi- ty in Ethiopia
Key planned activities
High- level consultative meeting with religious leaders of the Orthodox Church
Continue strengthening the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Operation Cen- tre (PHEOC) pillars
WHAT IS THE SITUATION IN ETHIOPIA
WHAT IS THE SITUATION GLOBALY 101 countries affected
8 New countries reported cases
105,586 total confirmed cases
3,584 total deaths
Date Updated on 9 March 2020
S/N Situation Report 030
Contacts Dr. Grace Fombad;
fombad@un.org, +251911508218Dr. Tugumizemu Victor;
tugumizemuv@who.int, +251904055745Fig 2: Number of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases reported from Jan 21, 2020 to March 8, 2020
Fig 3: Weekly trend of confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported from week 4-10, 2020
Fig.1: Countries repoFig 1: Countries reporting COVID-19 cases as of March 4, 2020
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Fig 1: Countries reporting confirmed cases of COVID-19; March 8, 2020
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Fig 4: Number of countries reporting COVID-19 cases as of 8-March 2020
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 feel unwell and have been in any country reporting local transmission of COVID-19 within the past 14 days
Eight (8) new Countries /Territories (Malta, Bulgaria, Moldova, Maldives, Costa Rica, Faroe Islands, French Guiana, Martinique) reported COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours
Key Challenges
Global shortage of Personal Protective Equipment
Funding gap for COVID-19 contingency plan and scale up (approximately USD 14M)
Equipping the isolation facilities to the required standards to enable optimum provision of health cares services for the preparedness and response to COVID-19
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