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Events in the year 2020 in the Comoros.

## Incumbents

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* President: Azali Assoumani

## Events

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Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in the Comoros

### April

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* 15 April – A person arriving in Mayotte from the country tested positive for COVID-19.[1]
* 16 April – Dominique Voynet, Director of Mayotte Regional Health Agency, announced that a person who died on 8 April before being evacuated to Mayotte on the basis of a x-ray of COVID-19 was Said Toihir, the Grand Mufti of the country.[2] The announcement caused a diplomatic rift between the country and France. Mohamed El-Amine Souef, the Foreign Minister, said "If a case is confirmed in the Comoros, it is not Dominique Voynet to announce it, we have been independent since 6 July 1975."[3]
* 17 April – The World Health Organization delivered medical aid to the country.[4]
* 22 April – A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening machine was delivered to the country, allowing for COVID-19 testing the country starting on 23 April.[5]
* 30 April – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed: a 50-year-old man who was admitted to the El-Maarouf hospital in Moroni on 23 April. The patient had been in contact with a Franco-Comorian national on 18 March. As a result of the confirmation, President Azali Assoumani disclosed that a curfew had been instituted.[6][7][8]

### May

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* 2 May – A video conference was held between President Assoumani and President Rajoelina of Madagascar. Madagascar will send medical aid to the country.[9]
* 4 May – The first COVID-19 death in the country was reported.[10]
* 6 May – President Azali Assoumani announced that total confinement is not an option for the islands. A donation of 100,000 face masks had been received, and India will be sending medical supplies and doctors to support the local health care.[11]
* 8 May – UNICEF donated 5 ventilators to the Ministry of Health. Comoros had nearly 25 ventilators on the three islands.[12]
* 13 May – The United Nations donated 1,000 rapid tests to the Ministry of Health.[13]
* 16 May – The first repatriation flight arrived from Tanzania with 134 people on board, with 70 people returned from Kenya. Two more flights are planned to arrive from Tanzania on 17 May.[14]
* 19 May – The presence of COVID-19 on Anjouan (Ngazidja) was confirmed, making the virus now active on all major islands.[15]
* 21 May – The Grand Mufti requested that the people celebrate Eid al-Fitr at home as a result of the pandemic.[16]

### July

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* 8 July – The President made wearing face masks outdoors mandatory on the whole territory.[17]
* 21 July – The island of Mohéli reported that it no longer had active COVID-19 cases.[18]

## Deaths

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Main article: deaths in 2020

Further information: Category:2020 deaths

## See also

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* List of years in Comoros

## References

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1. ^ "Un cas de Coronavirus a été importé des Comores". Mayotte la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
2. ^ "Le grand Mufti des Comores est décédé du Coronavirus". Guyane la 1ère. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
3. ^ "l'Union des Comores dénonce " Une violation du secret médical et professionnel "". Guyane la 1ère. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
4. ^ "Comores : l'OMS sur tous les fronts contre le Covid-19". World Health Organization (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
5. ^ "Les Comores se dotent d'un PCR". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
6. ^ "Comoros reports 1st COVID-19 case". China.org.cn. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
7. ^ "Le président Azali reconnait l'existence du covid-19 aux Comores". Mayotte la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
8. ^ "Le Président Azali Assoumani annonce un premier cas de Covid-19 aux Comores". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2020.
9. ^ "Entretien entre le Président Malgache et le Président Comorien sur le Covid-19". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
10. ^ "Stop Covid-19 Comores". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
11. ^ "Le Président de la République Azali Assoumani a accordé un entretien exclusif a la chaîne nationale ortc". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
12. ^ "Lutte contre le Covid-19 I L'Unicef a remis des concentrateurs d'oxygène au ministère de la Santé". Al-Watwan (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
13. ^ "1 000 tests rapides offerts par les Nations Unies". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
14. ^ "Début du retour des comoriens bloqués à l'étranger". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
15. ^ "Communiqué #5 du 13 au 18 mai relatif aux dépistages du COVID-19". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
16. ^ "La prière de la Ide se fera à domicile". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
17. ^ "Décret présidentiel rendant obligatoire le port de masque sur l'étendu du territoire". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2020.
18. ^ "Communiqué N°032: Du 19 juillet au 21 juillet 2020". Stop Coronavirus.km (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2020.

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