Data can save lives in Somalia’s fight against COVID-19

[Deeq A.]

Somalia’s already fragile health systems have been tested to their limits since the country confirmed its first COVID-19 case on 16 March 2020. As of 3 June 2020, the Ministry of Health of the Federal Government states that the country has 2,146 confirmed cases. In total, 406 people have been known to recover and 79 people have lost their lives to COVID-19. The virus has managed to spread rapidly, particularly in Mogadishu, one of the most populated cities in the country.

Source: Hiiraan Online