2020 in Namibia explained

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

• COVID-19 pandemic in Namibia
• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• 2020 in Southern Africa
• 2020 in Angola
• 2020 in South Africa
• 2020 in Zambia
• 2020 in Zimbabwe

Notes and References

1. 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. . newsonnbc . 1267371726280720384 . 1 June 2020 . 2020-06-19. Twitter. en.
2. Web site: Namibia declares State of Emergency due to COVID-19 United Nations in Namibia. 2020-06-19. namibia.un.org. en.
3. News: 2020-04-14. Namibia extends partial coronavirus lockdown until May 4. en. Reuters. 2020-06-19.
4. Web site: McSweeney . Eoin . 2020-10-19 . Anti-femicide protesters call for a state of emergency in Namibia . 2023-07-19 . CNN . en.