Ethiopia: Notification Note on COVID-19 Situational Update

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 9, 2020/ — The total laboratory tests conducted within twenty-four hours are 225; of this three (3) of them are confirmed positive for COVID-19. All of the confirmed cases are Ethiopians and their details are presented below;

S. NO	Residence	Age	sex	Travel history to abroad	Contact with confirmed case
1	Addis Ababa	36	Male	No	Yes
2	Addis Ababa	29	Male	He has travel history from Dubai and is in mandatory quarantine	–
3	Addis Ababa	29	Male	He has travel history from Dubai and is in mandatory quarantine	–

COVID-19 Situational Update

Total laboratory test conducted	2496
Laboratory tests conducted within 24 hours	225
Number of confirmed cases within 24 hours	3
Total patients of COVID-19 in the treatment center	47
Patients in intensive care	2
Recovered	4
Total Deaths	2
Returned to their country	2
Total confirmed cases as of today	55

The total laboratory tests conducted within twenty-four hours are 294; of this one (1) of them is confirmed positive for COVID-19. The detail is presented below;

S. NO	Citizenship	Age	sex	Travel history of abroad	Contact with confirmed case
1	Ethiopia Born Canadian	43	Male	Travel history from Canada to Dubai and from Dubai to Addis	–

COVID-19 Situational Update

Total laboratory test conducted	2790
Laboratory tests conducted within 24 hours	294
Number of confirmed cases within 24 hours	1
Total patients of COVID-19 in the treatment center	48
Patients in intensive care	2
Recovered	4
Total Deaths	2
Returned to their country	2
Total confirmed cases as of today	56

The Ministry of Health and Ethiopian Public Health Institute would like to advise the public if any person who has contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients should immediately call 8335 or 952 or report to the regional toll-free lines or to the nearby health facilities.

• Furthermore, everyone is advised to avoid any mass gathering, apply all precaution measures such as hand washing with soap and maintain physical distancing.