Last verified: Friday, 22. January 2021 at 08:22 AM
Last verified: Friday, 22. January 2021 at 08:22 AM
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Please reconsider your need to travel to Senegal Please reconsider your need to travel to Senegal. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.
Senegal shares a land border with 5 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Senegal), the Advisory Index is 4 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Mali (4.8), Mauritania (4), Gambia (3.8), Guinea with 3.8 and Guinea-Bissau with 3.3 (of 5).
There are currently 23,224 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Senegal. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently 526 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Senegal.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Senegal.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Senegal from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 4.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reconsider travel to Senegal due to COVID-19. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before you plan any international travel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a level 4 Travel Health Notice for Senegal ...
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Border closures and entry restrictions are in place. If you're able to enter Senegal you'll need to present a negative COVID-19 test result taken no more than 7 days before entry and fill out a ‘Public Health Passenger Locator’ form (see 'Travel'). These measures can change at short notice. Check with your nearest Senegal Embassy for more details. Public ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/africa/senegal
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Senegal. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Senegal changed from 3.5 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Senegal to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Senegal changed from 3.2 to 3.5. Here are the influencing details:
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Senegal with a rating of 5.0.
The total rating for Senegal changed from 3.0 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Senegal to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Senegal changed from 2.6 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Senegal to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Senegal to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Senegal changed from 2.3 to 2.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Senegal with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Senegal changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Senegal with a rating of 1.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Senegal with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Senegal with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Senegal with a rating of 3.0.
The total rating for Senegal changed from 2.3 to 2.2. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government decreased their existing warning for Senegal to 1.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by -1.0).
Senegal with its capital Dakar is a country in Africa (Western Africa), slightly smaller than South Dakota (196,190 km²). The country is located Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania. The climate can be described as tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind. The landscape is generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast. With a population of about 12.85 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Dakar |
| Population | about 12.85 million |
| Size | 196.190 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than South Dakota |
| Common languages | French, Mongolian, Wolof |
| Currency | Franc (short: XOF) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +221 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .sn |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | SN |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | SEN |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 686 |
These are problems Senegal is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Senegal. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Senegal.
Export products
Import products
Senegal is currently rated at 4,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. Please reconsider your need to travel to Senegal.
The score is rather high (4,0) and you should avoid all non-essential travel to Senegal. Maybe pick another location.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 6 individual sources for Senegal.
There are currently 23,224 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Senegal. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently 526 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Senegal.
Senegal has a size of 196,190 km² or 75,749 mi² which is slightly smaller than South Dakota.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Mali (4.8)
Mauritania (4.0)
Gambia (3.8)
Guinea (3.8)
Guinea-Bissau (3.3)
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