covid-19 pandemic in namibia covid-19 pandemic in namibia the covid-19 pandemic in namibia is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2). the minister of health and social services, dr. kalumbi shangula, announced on 14 march 2020 that the virus had reached namibia. a romanian couple constituted the two first cases and recovered 79 days after their initial diagnosis. covid-19 pandemic in namibiacumulative covid-19 cases per region as of 29 september. 3,800+ 100+ 1–99 cumulative covid-19 deaths per region as of 20 september. 50+ 30+ 1–5 none diseasecovid-19virus strainsars-cov-2locationnamibiafirst outbreakwuhan, hubei, china (suspected)30°35′14″n 114°17′17″eindex casewindhoek, khomas regionarrival date11 march 2020(3 years, 2 months and 2 days)confirmed cases171,222 (updated 13 may 2023)deaths4,090 (updated 13 may 2023)government websitenamibian statistics agency on 17 march 2020, president hage geingob declared a state of emergency which introduced measures such as the closure of all borders, suspension of gatherings and economic related resolutions. the ministry of health and social services also established an emergency response team, operating 24/7, which aimed to intensify the surveillance of covid-19 in the country, especially at the borders of namibia. on 28 march 2020, the country went into a full lockdown. no infections were reported from 6 april 2020 to 20 may 2020, however there was a notable increase in cases after this period - possibly due to local transmission. a second and higher rise of infections began in july 2020, following relaxed restrictions in several regions. the first death was reported 116 days after the arrival of covid-19 in namibia. on 31 july, the health minister announced a relaxation in quarantine protocols that would account for faster recovery rates. patients with a positive covid-19 result will automatically be regarded as recovered 10 days after their infection, given that they do not display symptoms anymore. according to the minister, "it has been proven that a person may test positive for covid-19, for many more week after the symptoms have resolved. however, this does not mean such person is still infective or poses a risk to infect others (sic)". as of september 2020, namibia was within the top 18 number of countries with the most covid-19 cases reported in africa. although erongo lead with the most cases and deaths, khomas region started to experience a community outbreak and numbers rose exponentially to match that of erongo. in mid-september, most restrictions were lifted after a significant decrease in daily cases. background 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. the case fatality ratio for covid-19 has been much lower than sars of 2003, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll. confirmed cases timeline covid-19 cases in namibia () deaths recoveries active cases2020202020212021marmarapraprmaymayjunjunjuljulaugaugsepsepoctoctnovnovdecdecjanjanfebfebmarmarapraprmaymayjunjunjuljulaugaugsepsepoctoctnovnovlast 15 dayslast 15 days date# of cases# of deaths 2020-03-142(n.a.)0(n.a.) 2020-03-152(=)0(n.a.) 2020-03-162(=)0(n.a.) 2020-03-172(=)0(n.a.) 2020-03-182(=)0(n.a.) 2020-03-193(+50%)0(n.a.) 2020-03-203(=)0(n.a.) 2020-03-213(=)0(n.a.) 2020-03-223(=)0(n.a.) 2020-03-234(+33%)0(n.a.) 2020-03-247(+75%)0(n.a.) 2020-03-257(=)0(n.a.) 2020-03-268(+14%)0(n.a.) 2020-03-278(=)0(n.a.) 2020-03-288(=)0(n.a.) 2020-03-2911(+38%)0(n.a.) 2020-03-3011(=)0(n.a.) 2020-03-3111(=)0(n.a.) 2020-04-0114(+27%)0(n.a.) 2020-04-0214(=)0(n.a.) 2020-04-0314(=)0(n.a.) 2020-04-0414(=)0(n.a.) 2020-04-0516(+14%)0(n.a.) 2020-04-0616(=)0(n.a.) 2020-04-0716(=)0(n.a.) 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2021-04-2848,177(+0.35%)638(+0.63%) 2021-04-2948,177(=)638(=) 2021-04-3048,351(+0.36%)642(+0.63%) 2021-05-0148,654(+0.63%)643(+0.16%) 2021-05-0248,837(+0.38%)649(+0.93%) 2021-05-0349,020(+0.37%)656(+1.1%) 2021-05-0449,203(+0.37%)663(+1.1%) 2021-05-0549,323(+0.24%)667(+0.6%) 2021-05-0649,460(+0.28%)674(+1%) 2021-05-0749,552(+0.19%)682(+1.2%) 2021-05-0849,893(+0.69%)683(+0.15%) 2021-05-0950,070(+0.35%)689(+0.88%) 2021-05-1050,209(+0.28%)691(+0.29%) 2021-05-1150,301(+0.18%)696(+0.72%) 2021-05-1250,515(+0.43%)702(+0.86%) 2021-05-1350,733(+0.43%)704(+0.28%) 2021-05-1450,733(=)704(=) 2021-05-1550,949(+0.43%)705(+0.14%) 2021-05-1651,218(+0.53%)718(+1.8%) 2021-05-1751,390(+0.34%)723(+0.7%) 2021-05-1851,636(+0.48%)733(+1.4%) 2021-05-1951,827(+0.37%)739(+0.82%) 2021-05-2051,827(=)739(=) 2021-05-2152,433(+1.2%)759(+2.7%) 2021-05-2252,712(+0.53%)763(+0.53%) 2021-05-2352,946(+0.44%)765(+0.26%) 2021-05-2453,207(+0.49%)774(+1.2%) 2021-05-2553,432(+0.42%)779(+0.65%) 2021-05-2653,603(+0.32%)789(+1.3%) 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2021-10-07127,989(+0.03%)3,523(+0.09%) 2021-10-08128,047(+0.05%)3,524(+0.03%) 2021-10-09128,070(+0.02%)3,524(=) 2021-10-10128,106(+0.03%)3,527(+0.09%) 2021-10-11128,129(+0.02%)3,527(=) 2021-10-12128,167(+0.03%)3,527(=) 2021-10-13128,187(+0.02%)3,529(+0.06%) 2021-10-14128,214(+0.02%)3,534(+0.14%) 2021-10-15128,239(+0.02%)3,538(+0.11%) 2021-10-16128,304(+0.05%)3,538(=) 2021-10-17128,328(+0.02%)3,538(=) 2021-10-18128,353(+0.02%)3,540(+0.06%) 2021-10-19128,377(+0.02%)3,540(=) 2021-10-20128,395(+0.01%)3,543(+0.08%) 2021-10-21128,414(+0.01%)3,544(+0.03%) 2021-10-22128,444(+0.02%)3,545(+0.03%) 2021-10-23128,801(+0.28%)3,546(+0.03%) 2021-10-24128,824(+0.02%)3,550(+0.11%) 2021-10-25128,849(+0.02%)3,550(=) 2021-10-26128,859(+0.01%)3,550(=) 2021-10-27128,868(+0.01%)3,550(=) 2021-10-28128,880(+0.01%)3,550(=) 2021-10-29128,886(=)3,552(+0.06%) 2021-10-30128,906(+0.02%)3,552(=) 2021-10-31128,927(+0.02%)3,554(+0.06%) 2021-11-01128,938(+0.01%)3,554(=) 2021-11-02128,956(+0.01%)3,556(+0.06%) 2021-11-03128,963(+0.01%)3,557(+0.03%) 2021-11-04128,967(=)3,558(+0.03%) 2021-11-05128,985(+0.01%)3,560(+0.06%) 2021-11-06128,999(+0.01%)3,561(+0.03%) 2021-11-07129,009(+0.01%)3,563(+0.06%) 2021-11-08129,014(=)3,563(=) 2021-11-09129,023(+0.01%)3,564(+0.03%) 2021-11-10129,027(=)3,564(=) 2021-11-11129,027(=)3,564(=) 2021-11-12129,038(+0.01%)3,564(=) 2021-11-13129,041(=)3,564(=) 2021-11-14129,052(+0.01%)3,564(=) sources: various news sources and state health department websites. see timeline table and timeline narrative for sources. cumulative covid-19 cases in namibia per region. updated 29 september 2020. 3,800+ 100+ 1–99 march 2020 a graph showing the number of covid-19 cases in namibia for the month of march 2020. 14 march, the day the virus had reached namibia, is shown as day 1.a graph showing the number of covid-19 cases in namibia for the month of april 2020. day 19 represents 1 april; 19 days after the initial infection. day 48 represents 30 april. on 14 march, namibia reported its first cases of covid-19, caused by sars-cov-2. they were a romanian couple who arrived in windhoek from spain via doha, qatar, on 11 march. they had been screened on arrival at hosea kutako international airport but showed no symptoms at that time. the couple presented to a private health facility with flu-like symptoms in klein windhoek and was referred for testing. at that time, namibia did not have the capacity to test for covid-19, so tests had to be sent to south africa. their results came back on 14 march and were announced for the first time by the minister of health and social services. on 19 march, a third case was confirmed. a 61-year-old german citizen, who arrived in namibia on 13 march, was tested and tested positive for covid-19. on 23 march, the fourth case was confirmed. it was a 19-year-old male citizen from london making it travel related (just as the previous 3 cases). the patient was quarantined and put in isolation. by 24 march 2020, the total number of cases reached six when two more cases were confirmed. a namibian pilot, aged 44 and a student studying at university of witwatersrand in south africa tested positive during quarantine. although the 21-year-old student tested negative upon his departure from south africa, he was tested again in namibia and put under mandatory quarantine as per the emergency response plan. on 29 march 3 new travel-related cases were confirmed. 2 persons, a 35-year-old female and a 69-year-old male, travelled from south africa and the other (33-year-old female) returned from dubai. all were admitted to isolation facilities. by end march, the total number of cases had reached 11, with all new cases being travel-related. april 2020 on 1 april 2 new cases were confirmed - bringing the total to 13 cases. on 2 april 14 total cases were registered. 5 april 2020 brought about two new cases. 2 males - a 31-year-old student and a 46-year-old medical practitioner tested positive for the virus. both their conditions were satisfactory. from 6 april 2020 to 20 may 2020, no new cases have been recorded and the total remained at 16 confirmed cases may 2020 a graph showing the number of covid-19 cases in namibia for the month of may 2020. day 49 represents 1 may; 49 days after the initial infection. day 79 represents 31 may, on 21 may, the ministry of health and social services announced 2 new confirmed cases. both cases travelled from south africa and did not show severe covid-19 symptoms. cases now stood at 18. 1 case was registered on 22 may 2020 - 19 total cases. like many of the other cases, he also arrived from south africa. on 24 may, two new cases were confirmed in walvis bay. one sneaked out of quarantine, and the other one visited a public hospital. by 27 may, there were 22 cases, with all of the new infections acquired abroad and detected during quarantine. case number 22, the patient who is in critical condition, was detected on 27 may 2020. on 31 may 2020, another positive case was announced - a 51-year-old who was on the same vessel as case number 22. cases stood at 24 total. june 2020 a graph showing the number of covid-19 cases in namibia for the month of june 2020. day 80 represents 1 june; 80 days after the initial infection. cases rose to 25 on 1 june when a health care worker, who travelled to south africa, came back and tested positive upon her arrival in quarantine. the romanian couple, who were the first two cases in namibia, has recovered 79 days after their initial diagnosis. 4 new cases were registered on 6 june. this included 3 students who travelled together from south africa and 1 case which is possibly not travel related as he got infected at a hospital. on 13 june 2020, minister of health and social services announced another positive case, bringing the total to 32 cases. the female, aged 31 years old, presented to a health facility with flu-like symptoms. she does not have a travel history. a total of 34 cases were registered on 16 june 2020 when 2 new cases were announced. one case is imported from south africa and the other is a contact of case number 32. on 17 & 18 june 2020, a total of 5 new cases were registered which brought the total to 39 cases. case number 35 is a male resident of walvis bay with no travel history, while case number 36 is a malawian national who was quarantined on 5 june 2020. both patients are in satisfactory condition. case number 37 is a male student from walvis bay who started showing signs of covid-19 on 12 june. case number 38 is a female student who studies in england who travelled back on 4 june 2020. she initially tested negative, but just before her release on 17 june 2020, she tested positive. case number 39 is a female resident of