On 14 March, South Sudan suspended trips to nations influenced by coronavirus. On 20 March, classes in all schools and colleges were suspended until 19 April, and Vice President HusseinAbdelbagi requested the suspension of wearing, social, political, and strict get-togethers for 6 weeks. This was followed on 25 March by an evening time limitation from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. On 27 March, around 500 individuals in isolate from Sudan got away in Renk, prompting northern Upper Nile State being put under lockdown for 14 days. From 25 March, after the coronavirus arrived at Mali, to 5 April 2020, South Sudan was the biggest nation by zone with no affirmed instances of COVID-19.

On 5 April, the principal instance of COVID-19 in the nation was affirmed in a 29-year-old patient, a United Nations laborer who showed up on 28 February from the Netherlands by means of Ethiopia. South Sudan in this way turned into the 51st African nation (out of 54) to affirm a case. The patient was isolated at an UN office and contact  following endeavors were attempted.

 

The second instance of COVID-19 was affirmed on 7 April; the patient was another female United Nations specialist, matured 53, who showed up from Nairobi on 23 March and self-quarantined. The third case on 9 April was additionally a female United Nations laborer who had been in contact with the first patient.

 

On 9 April, the Ministry of General Education declared it was setting up a separation learning program for essential and auxiliary school understudies by means of radio and television. On 13 April, South Sudan suspended flights and open transportation between the states and among Juba and the states.

 

In contrast to the primary cases, the fifth and 6th cases on 23 and 25 April were affirmed to be South Sudanese nationals.

 

After 28 individuals tried positive on 28 April, the check in time was reached out to be from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., all cafés were just permitted to be takeout, and all traveler boda bodas were banned.

 

South Sudan has a populace of 14 million individuals, however just 4 ventilators.

 

Despite the fact that cases were all the while expanding, South Sudan started the way toward reviving on 7 May. The time limitation was diminished to 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., boda bodas were permitted to have one traveler and carts two travelers, if both the driver and the travelers wore face veils, and shops were permitted to revive with a limit of five tenants at a time. On 12 May, air terminals were revived for neighborhood, territorial, and universal flights.

 

On 14 May, South Sudan detailed its first demise from COVID-19.

 

On 18 May, First Vice President Riek Machar declared he and his significant other, Angelina Teny, had tried positive for the virus. On 19 May 2020, Information Minister Michael Makue Loweth and all individuals from the country's 15-part coronavirus team tried positive for COVID-19. Another Vice President, Hussein Abdelbagi, the top of the COVID-19 Task Force, tried positive on May 27. Vice President James Wani Igga reported he had tried positive on May 30.

 

Last Updated on: May 20, 2024