COVID-19 pandemic in Niger

The COVID-19 pandemic in Niger is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Niger in March 2020. Quotes The health system is very fragile. There are some public hospitals, several private clinics and a reference hospital offered by China but it can be used only in particular cases. The pandemic adds fragility to an already fragile system. When you arrive at the emergency unit of the Niamey hospital, the capital, you have to have money to pay for medicines, gloves and all the products necessary for treatment, otherwise the person is abandoned at the entrance, is not seen or even considered. They die right there. External links Niger Category:COVID-19 pandemic in Africa