Last Updated: Pandemic Surges As Millions In Senegal Prepare For Tabaski As millions in Senegal prepare to mark the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Adha, health officials have warned that coronavirus cases are surging in the West African nation. As millions in Senegal prepare to mark the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Adha, health officials have warned that coronavirus cases are surging in the West African nation. Many in Senegal have relaxed their use of masks and other precautions after the country's early surges were not as severe as the outbreaks in other countries. In just weeks, new confirmed virus cases have risen from dozens a day to a record of 738 on Friday, according to the Ministry of Health, and more than 25% of 2,913 tests carried out in the past 24 hours came back positive.