Disease pandemic
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have reached South America in February 2020. As of 13 March, all countries in South America, and the French overseas department of French Guiana , had been infected with at least one case. The Falkland Islands (a British Overseas Territory ) has not reported any cases. In addition, the ABC islands of the Kingdom of the Netherlands may also be considered part of South America.
Pandemic by country
Argentina
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Argentina on 3 March 2020,[5] with 1133 people being infected.[6] [7] [8]
On 7 March, the Ministry of Health confirmed the country's first death, a 64-year-old man who had travelled to Paris, France, who also had other health conditions;[9] the case was only confirmed as positive after the patient's demise.[9] This also marked the first documented death from the virus in Latin America .[9]
On 20 March, Argentina entered a nation-wide lockdown.
[10] [11] The Argentine government announced the extension of the lockdown, originally intended to end on 31 March, until mid April.
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Bolivia
On 10 March, the first two cases in the country were confirmed.[13]
On 12 March, Bolivia suspended all public school sessions until 31 March, as well as all commercial flights to and from Europe indefinitely. They also prohibited large-scale public gatherings of more than 1,000 people.[14]
Brazil
On 26 February, the first case in the country and South America was confirmed.[15] As of 14 March, Brazil confirmed 180 cases and 1490 suspected cases.On 14 March, Brazil confirmed 7 more cases.[16] [17]
Chile
On 3 March, the first case in the country was confirmed.[18]
Colombia
On 6 March, the first case in the country was confirmed.[19] [20]
Ecuador
On 29 February, the Minister of Health in Ecuador, Catalina Andramuño, confirmed the first case of the virus in the country.[21] The patient, a woman in her 70s, Ecuadorian citizen which resides in Spain, had arrived to Guayaquil on 14 February.[21]
On 1 March, Andramuño announced that five new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Ecuador.[22]
As of 31 March, there have been 2240 confirmed cases, plus 75 deaths linked to COVID-19. The Health Ministry also reported 61 deaths probably related to Covid-19.[23]
French Guiana
According to the French Ministry of Health situation reports,[24] as of 6 March 2020, five confirmed cases had been identified in the region of French Guiana .[25]
Guyana
On 11 March 2020, the first case of coronavirus was recorded in Guyana from a 52-year-old woman suffering from underlying health conditions, including diabetes and hypertension.[26] The woman died at the Georgetown Public Hospital.[27]
Paraguay
On 7 March the first confirmed case in Paraguay was announced, a 32-year-old Paraguayan who arrived from Ecuador.[28]
On 10 March, Paraguay suspended public school sessions and large-scale public events for 15 days due to the coronavirus.[29]
On 13 March, Paraguay suspended flights coming from Europe.[30]
Peru
On 6 March the first confirmed case in Peru was announced.[31]
Suriname
On 13 March 2020, Vice President Ashwin Adhin announced the first confirmed case in the country.[32]
Uruguay
On 13 March 2020, the Public Health Ministry announced the first four confirmed cases in the country.
The number was updated to 29 on 3/16, to 50 on 3/17 and to 79 on 3/18[33]
Venezuela
On 13 March 2020, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez announced the first two confirmed cases in the country.[34]
On 14 March, Communication Minister Jorge Rodríguez informed that eight new cases were detected in the country.[35]
On 26 March, the first death was reported.[36]
Prevention in other countries and territories
United Kingdom
Falkland Islands
As of 26 March there have been no confirmed cases in the British territory. The King Edward Memorial Hospital is currently dealing with one suspected case. As a precaution, the islands' government has closed all schools and nurseries until 4 May.[37]
South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands
The remote territory is uninhabited, save for small communities of scientists; the territory is also occasionally visited by small groups of tourists.[38] On 17 March tourist facilities in Grytviken were closed as a precaution,[39] with various other measures being implemented to protect workers on the islands.[40]
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^ "Painel de casos de doença pelo coronavírus 2019 (COVID-19) no Brasil pelo Ministério da Saúde" . Coronavírus Brasil . Ministério da Saúde. Retrieved 30 March 2020 .
^ "Coronavirus en Colombia" . www.ins.gov.co . Retrieved 20 March 2020 .
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^ "Confirmaron el primer caso de coronavirus en la Argentina" . Infobae (in Spanish). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020 .
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^ "Confirman los dos primeros casos de coronavirus en Bolivia" . Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020 .
^ "Gobierno suspende clases hasta el 31 de marzo y todos los vuelos europeos desde el sábado" . Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020 .
^ "Brasil confirma primeiro caso da doença" . Ministerio da Saude . 26 February 2020. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020 .
^ "SC tem 1ª transmissão local do novo coronavírus; casos da doença no estado chegam a 5" . G1 . 13 March 2020.
^ "Pernambuco tem sete casos confirmados e já registra transmissão local do Covid-19" . Diário de Pernambuco . 14 March 2020.
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^ a b "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020 .CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )
^ @elcomerciocom (1 March 2020). "#ATENCIÓN La ministra de Salud, Catalina Andramuño, informa cinco nuevos casos positivos de #COVID19 en Ecuador. Los afectados son del círculo primario familiar de la paciente. Y se encuentran con sintomatología leve y se mantiene la vigilancia permanente" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter .
^ Ministerio de Salud Pública, Gaceta epidemiológica 030
^ "Infection au nouveau Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), COVID-19, France et Monde" . santepubliquefrance.fr (in French). 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020 .
^ "COVID-19 : Point épidémiologique – Situation au 6 mars 2020" . santepubliquefrance.fr (in French). 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020 .
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^ "Paraguay reports first coronavirus case" . Deccan Herald . 8 March 2020.
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^ "Suriname confirms first coronavirus case, authorities will close borders" . Reuters . 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via www.reuters.com.
^ "Gobierno anunció que hay 79 casos de coronavirus en Uruguay" . Diario EL PAIS Uruguay . Retrieved 26 March 2020 .
^ "Régimen de Maduro confirma dos primeros casos de coronavirus" . NTN24.com (in Spanish). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020 .
^ Torrealba, Diego (14 March 2020). "Suben a 10 los casos por coronavirus en Venezuela" . El Pitazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2020 .
^ "Venezuela confirms first coronavirus death: official" . Reuters . 26 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020 .
^ "Falkland Islands: New stage in Government COVID-19 response" . Merco Press. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020 .
^ "About SGSSI – Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands" . Gov.gs. Retrieved 30 March 2020 .
^ "Precautionary Measures at Grytviken – Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands" . Gov.gs. Retrieved 30 March 2020 .
^ "GSGSSI COVID-19 Update – Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands" . Gov.gs. Retrieved 30 March 2020 .
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