COVID-19 pandemic in Djibouti

It is a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

Model-based simulations for Djibouti indicate that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number R t has been rising since August 2020 and exceeded 1.0 until April 2021.

[2] Several major world powers have a military presence in Djibouti, including China, France, Italy, Japan, and the United States.

[5] The World Health Organization has provided personal protective equipment to Djibouti.

[5] The government announced the closure of all schools and places of worship on March 19 and 22 respectively.

U.S. Navy Lt. Gail Evangelista, nurse, assigned to Naval Hospital Rota, Spain, dons a facemask prior to interacting with a patient at the Michaud Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 16, 2020.