National responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
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This article is about African government responses to the outbreak. For information on the status of the outbreak in Africa, see COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.
See also: COVID-19 timeline by country in Africa
Africa's first confirmed case of COVID-19 was announced in Egypt on 14 February 2020.[1][2] Many preventive measures have been implemented in different countries in Africa, including travel restrictions, flight cancellations, event cancellations,[3] school closures, and border closures.[4] Other measures to contain and limit the spread of the virus has included curfews, lockdowns, and enforcing the wearing of face masks. The virus has spread throughout the continent. Lesotho, the last African sovereign state to have remained free of the virus, reported a case on 13 May 2020.[5][6]