- like ▁ill ness ▁circul ating ▁in ▁Som al il and ▁from ▁late ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁which ▁they ▁have ▁never ▁seen ▁before ; ▁however , ▁the ▁vill agers ▁stated ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁death s . ▁ ▁Pre vention ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁O mar ▁Ali ▁Abd illa hi ▁created ▁a ▁National ▁Task ▁Force ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁the ▁pan demic . ▁ ▁School s ▁were ▁closed , ▁social ▁events ▁and ▁gather ings ▁prohib ited , ▁and ▁fl ights ▁and ▁travel ▁restricted . ▁The ▁government ▁issued ▁gu idel ines ▁effective ▁for ▁one ▁month ▁starting ▁ 1 9 ▁March . ▁Entry ▁was ▁b anned ▁for ▁fl ights ▁and ▁people ▁from ▁China , ▁Iran , ▁Italy , ▁France , ▁Ken ya , ▁Som alia , ▁South ▁Korea , ▁and ▁Spain . ▁K hat ▁che wing ▁establish ments ▁were ▁ordered ▁closed , ▁and ▁special ▁guidance ▁was ▁issued ▁for ▁mos ques . ▁However , ▁fl ights ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁Eth iop ia ▁continued ▁at ▁Eg al ▁International ▁Airport ▁in ▁Har ge isa , ▁as ▁Som al il and ' s ▁only ▁link ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁health ▁min istry ▁has ▁taken ▁steps ▁to ▁educ ate ▁the ▁public ▁about ▁the ▁virus . ▁ ▁President ▁Muse ▁Bi hi ▁Ab di ▁p ardon ed ▁ 5 7 4 ▁prisoners ▁and ▁ordered ▁them ▁released , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁the ▁virus . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Som al il and ▁Som al il and ▁Region ▁of ▁Som alia ▁Category