Somalia COVID-19 Situation Report No. 4

Highlights

 Latest situation report

#4 reporting period: 16 to 31 May 2020

• In Somalia, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has reached to 1,828 with 72 deaths as of 28 May 2020. Banadir region reported 61.5 percent of the country’s confirmed cases with 43 deaths.
• To date, UNICEF has reached 617,200 people with essential WASH supplies across Somalia. During the last two weeks, 57,450 people were reached with WASH emergency kits while 75,500 people were provided with emergency water supply.
• UNICEF has also continued to ensure continuity of essential health and nutrition service provision amidst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the second half of May, UNICEF through partners provided infant and young child feeding (IYCF) counselling to 10,672 mothers and caretakers and supported 47,159 children and women to access lifesaving health services.
  
  ▪ The Ministry of Education in Puntland and Somaliland have scaled up remote learning and 95,500 children (41% girls) have been reached through radio, TV and online learning platform. 
• As part of a UN coordinated response, radio spots continued to air throughout Somalia. The spots highlighted COVID-19 prevention measures, targeting an estimated 10 million people. Billboards installed across the country, and social media channels conveyed the same messaging.