What is COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritania?
{{Infobox pandemic | name = COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritania | map1 = | places = | legend1 = | map2 = | legend2 = | map3 = | legend3 = | disease = [[COVID-19]] | virus_strain = [[SARS-CoV-2]] | location = [[Mauritania]] | first_case = [[Nouakchott]] | arrival_date = 13 March 2020<br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=3|day1=13|year1=2020|month2=|day2=|year2=}}) | origin = | confirmed_cases = 6,418 <small>(as of 4 August)</small> <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries |title=Coronavirus Update (Live)|website=www.worldometers.info |language=en |access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> | active_cases = 1,052 <small>(as of 4 August)</small> | recovery_cases = 5,209 <small>(as of 4 August)</small> | deaths = 157 <small>(as of 4 August)</small> | total_ili = | website = http://cridem.org/C_Info.php?article=735075 }} The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] was confirmed to have reached [[Mauritania]] in March 2020. ==Cases== On 13 March, the first case was confirmed, with the case being placed in isolation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/mauritania-confirms-first-covid-19-coronavirus-case-12537688|title=Mauritania confirms first coronavirus case|url-status=live|work=Channel News Asia|date=14 March 2020|access-date=14 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314135822/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/mauritania-confirms-first-covid-19-coronavirus-case-12537688|archive-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> On 18 March, the Mauritanian Minister of Health announced the discovery of a second positive coronavirus case on a foreign female employee, working at a house of a couple of expatriates, the woman arrived 10 days prior the discovery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.panapress.com/Coronavirus-Second-case-discover-a_630633064-lang2.html|title=Coronavirus: Second case discovered in Mauritania|last=Médoune|first=SAMB|date=2020-03-18|website=Panafrican News Agency|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> A third coronavirus case was declared on March 26