2020 coronavirus pandemic in Cyprus
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| 2020 coronavirus pandemic Cyprus | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Cyprus |
| First outbreak | Italy and the United Kingdom |
| Index case | Limassol and Nicosia |
| Arrival date | 9 March 2020 (3 weeks and 3 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 320 (excluding Northern Cyprus) |
| Recovered | 28 |
Deaths | 9 |
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have reached Cyprus in March 2020. The released data from Cyprus government includes the cases in Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British Overseas Territory, but not the cases in Northern Cyprus since the region is under Turkish military occupation.
Timeline
- On 9 March 2020, Cyprus confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus: a 25-year-old man from Limassol who had returned from Italy and a 64-year-old health professional from Nicosia who had returned from the United Kingdom.[1]
- On 11 March, Cyprus confirmed four more cases of COVID-19: two Greek Cypriots who returned from the UK the day before and one taxi driver from Paphos, whose grandson was also hospitalised.[2] All three men were taken to Famagusta General Hospital. The fourth case was in self-isolation at home.
- On 12 March, four new cases were confirmed: a person who had travelled to the United Kingdom and contacted the authorities after developing symptoms,[3] a person who had returned from Italy, a person with symptoms after returning from Greece, and an individual returning from Germany with no symptoms.
- On 13 March, eleven new cases were confirmed.[4] President Nicos Anastasiades, in a special appearance, announced the closing of all borders except for nationals for 15 days from 15 March.[5]
- On 21 March, the first death was confirmed.[6]
Statistics
References
- ^ Michael, Peter (9 March 2020). "BREAKING NEWS: Two cases of coronavirus confirmed". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Shkurko, Jonathan (12 March 2020). "The three men taken to Famagusta hospital 'are doing well'". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "New case of Covid-19 detected". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: New outbreaks and new measures". PhileNews.
- ^ "UPDATE 1-Cyprus shuts its borders for 15 days to fight coronavirus". Reuters. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Cyprus reports its first coronavirus death - health ministry". Reuters. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
