Announcement from the Ministry of Health

Twenty three (23) patients were diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in extensive tests carried out today for the first large batch of nationals who returned from Sudan recently and were put in Quarantine Centers in the environs of Adibara; Gash Barka Region.

Twenty three (23) patients were diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in extensive tests carried out today for the first large batch of nationals who returned from Sudan recently and were put in Quarantine Centers in the environs of Adibara; Gash Barka Region.

In spite of the ban on people’s movements in the region as a whole, the influx of our nationals to the country from Ethiopia, Sudan, Djibouti and Yemen through irregular land and sea routes continues unabated to reach 9,163 persons to-date.

On the other hand, 14 patients have recovered fully and were released from a hospital in Gash Barka Region today.

The total number of confirmed cases in the county has now risen to 167. 

53 of these have recovered fully and were released from hospital while the remaining 114 are receiving necessary medical treatment.

Ministry of Health
Asmara
26 June 2020