Novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) update
Ethiopia has carried out additional 6,003 tests of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours (as of 28th January 2021) and 549 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 135,594, the Ethiopian Public Health Institute announced. The country has so far carried out a total of 1,942,333 COVID-19 tests. Two (2) patients have died due to COVID-19 complications in the past 24 hours. A total of 2,085 confirmed cases have died of COVID-19 complications so far. Currently, there are 11,647 cases in isolation or treatment centers, 230 of whom are in critical condition. Two (2) cases have been transferred to their home countries and 121,860 people who were tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered from the virus.
As of 29th January 2021, 07:30 GMT, more than 102.06 million people have been infected with COVID-19 in more than 210 countries & territories worldwide; and more than 2,201,300 have died. Close to 73,903,400 people have also recovered from the virus.
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a new strain that was discovered in 2019 and has not been previously identified in humans. It is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China in December 2019, and was recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.
Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people. Detailed investigations found that SARS-CoV was transmitted from civet cats to humans and MERS-CoV from dromedary camels to humans. Several known coronaviruses are circulating in animals that have not yet infected humans.
Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.
Standard recommendations to prevent infection spread include regular hand washing, covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, thoroughly cooking meat and eggs. Avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing.
Important links/website you should visit to get timely, relevant and accurate information about COVID-19
- The World Health Organization (WHO): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): COVID-19 and Resources
- WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO Afro): Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC): COVID-19 and Resources
- Worldometer – Real Time World Statistics: COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak
- The Guardian’s live coverage of the coronavirus outbreak: Coronavirus live
- The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI): Coronavirus updates in Ethiopia
- Ministry of Health, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia: Coronavirus updates in Ethiopia
- Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University: Tracking COVID-19
- Live updates about Coronavirus 2019 disease on Twitter: Coronavirus
- Coronavirus coverage on BBC News: Coronavirus pandemic
- Facebook’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information Center: Coronavirus Info
- The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on Wikipedia: 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
- Google’s educational coronavirus website: COVID-19 Information & Resources
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