COVID-19 pandemic in Haiti
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Details of ongoing viral pandemic in Haiti
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| 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Haiti | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Haiti |
| Index case | Port-au-Prince |
| Arrival date | 19 March 2020 (4 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 21[1][2] |
| Suspected cases‡ | 247 |
| Recovered | 1[2] |
Deaths | 1[2] |
| ‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. | |
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have reached Haiti in March 2020.
Timeline
On 19 March, the first two cases in the country were confirmed.[3] On 5 April, the country confirmed its first victim of COVID-19.[4] · [5]
Prevention
On 16 March, at midnight local time, Haiti's Prime Minister, Joseph Jouthe, announced a two-week suspension of flights from Europe, Canada, the Dominican Republic, and Latin America.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Centre de Documentation" (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Coronavirus Update (Live) - Worldometer". www.worldometers.info.
- ^ "Haiti declares emergency over coronavirus, imposes curfew, shuts borders". Reuters. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Haiti reports its first coronavirus death". France24. 5 April 2020. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Rashid, Zaheena; Stepansky, Joseph (6 April 2020). "US braces for 'hardest week' in coronavirus fight: Live updates". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ O'Hare, Maureen; Hardingham, Tamara (17 March 2020). "Coronavirus - Which countries have travel bans?". CNN. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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External links
- (in French) Daily reports on Coronavirus pandemic on mspp.gouv.ht
- (in French) Plan of preparation and Respons MSPP against Coronavirus (March 2020) on mspp.gouv.ht
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