COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Zambia in March 2020.
As of 17 March, the government had shut all educational institutions and put in place some restrictions on foreign travel. 
Zambia reported its first 2 cases of COVID-19 in Lusaka on 18 March. The patients were a couple that had travelled to France on holiday. A third case was recorded on 22 March. The patient was a man who had travelled to Pakistan. 
On March 25, President Edgar Lungu confirmed a total of 12 cases during a live national address.
Zambia recorded its first death on 2 April.