What is COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia?
{{Infobox pandemic | name = COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia | map1 = | legend1 = | map2 = | legend2 = | map3 = | legend3 = | disease = [[COVID-19]] | virus_strain = [[SARS-CoV-2]] | location = [[Somalia]] | first_case = | arrival_date = 16 March 2020<br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=3|day1=16|year1=2020|month2=|day2=|year2=}}) | origin = [[China]] | recovery_cases = 106 <small>(as of 7 May)</small> | deaths = 44 <small>(as of 7 May)</small> | confirmed_cases = 928 <small>(as of 7 May)</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=Update on COVID-19 in Somalia.07/05 2020: New cases confirmed today: 55 Benadir: 41 Puntland:13 HIrshabelle:1 Male: 37 Female: 18 Recovery: 19Death: 5 Total confirmed cases: 928 Total recoveries: 106 Total deaths: 44|url=https://twitter.com/SomaliaCovid19/status/1258428361761796096?s=20 |last=COVID19 |first=Somalia |date=2020-05-08|website=@SomaliaCovid19 |language=en |access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref> | active_cases = 778 <small>(as of 7 May)</small> | website = https://twitter.com/SomaliaCovid19 }} The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] was confirmed to have reached [[Somalia]] on 16 March 2020 when the first case was confirmed in [[Mogadishu]]. Somali Prime Minister, [[Hassan Ali Khaire]] announced that the government had set aside five million dollars to deal with the disease. The Somali Medical Association was worried that the death toll in the country will be huge and that Somalia will not be able to recover from the economic effects due to poor working relations and the lack of healthcare.<ref>{{cite news|url=|title=Coronavirus pandemic: Experts say Somalia risk greater than China|work=Al Jazeera News|date=19 March 2020}}</ref> It was also rumored that President [[Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed]] may use the pandemic as an excuse to postpone elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/ea/Law-on-Farmajo-side-should-he-delay-elections/4552908-5520820-nydq5q/index.html|title=Law on Farmajo's side should he delay elections|work=The East African|date=11 April 2020}}</ref>