Zimbabwe
OCHA - Situation Report - Highlights ()
- The first imported COVID-19 case was reported on 21 March 2020 with local transmission starting on 24 March. As of 27 May, 132 COVID-19 cases were confirmed, including four deaths.
- From 1 April to 25 May, 5,738 Zimbabwean migrants had returned from neighbouring countries. Nearly 3,000 returnees were quarantined in 60 centres in 10 provinces, as of 25 May.
- Malaria and typhoid outbreaks create an additional burden to an already fragile health system.
- The number of pellagra cases reported in the first quarter of 2020 doubled to 482, compared to 264 cases reported in the same period in 2019.
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Zimbabwe Situation Report, 21 May 2020
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Key Figures
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Total People in Need 7,000,000 37% increase since 7 Aug 2019
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Total People Targeted for Assistance 5,600,000 51% increase since 7 Aug 2019
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Children in Need 2,600,000 4% increase since 1 Apr 2019
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People in Food Crisis/Emergency (IPC phase 3+) 4,340,000 89% increase since 29 Aug 2019
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Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Zimbabwe 20,129 1% increase since 31 Jan 2019
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DRC Refugees in Zimbabwe 10,889 1% increase since 30 Sep 2019
