Events in the year 2020 in Namibia.
Incumbents
- President: Hage Geingob
- Vice President: Nangolo Mbumba
- Prime Minister: Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
- Deputy-Prime Minister: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
- Chief Justice: Peter Shivute
Events
- 14 March – The first reported cases of COVID-19 are announced by the Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula. The first cases, a Romanian couple, arrived in Windhoek from Spain via Doha, Qatar, on 11 March.[1]
- 17 March – President Hage Geingob declared a state of emergency which introduced measures such as the closure of all borders, suspension of gatherings and economic related resolutions.[2]
- 28 March – The country went into lockdown in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.[3]
- 26 July – Twaloloka fire in Walvis Bay.
- ShutItAllDown - The Gender Based Violence Protests in October 2020.[4]
See also
References
- ^ @newsonnbc (1 June 2020). "COVID-19 UPDATE | Minister of Health Dr Kalumbi Shangula said Namibia now has 25 cases with 16 recoveries and nine active cases. He announced the recoveries of cases one and two, the Romanian couple, 79 days since their diagnosis" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-06-19 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Namibia declares State of Emergency due to COVID-19 | United Nations in Namibia". namibia.un.org. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "Namibia extends partial coronavirus lockdown until May 4". Reuters. 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ McSweeney, Eoin (2020-10-19). "Anti-femicide protesters call for a state of emergency in Namibia". CNN. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
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