COVID-19 pandemic in Gibraltar
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COVID-19 pandemic in Gibraltar | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Gibraltar |
Arrival date | 4 March 2020 (4 years, 2 months, 1 week and 5 days) |
Confirmed cases | 176[1] |
Active cases | 0[1] |
Recovered | 176[1] |
Deaths | 0[1] |
Government website | |
Gibraltar Health Authority |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar in March 2020. As of 22 June 2020,[update] there are 176 confirmed cases, 176 recoveries and no deaths.[1]
Background
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[2][3]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[4][5] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[6][4] From 19 March, Public Health England no longer classified COVID-19 as a "High consequence infectious disease".[5]
Timeline
March 2020
On 4 March, the first case was confirmed. The infected was a person who had travelled from Northern Italy via Málaga Airport. The patient was in self-isolation.[7] On 7 March, the patient was tested negative and was allowed to end the self-isolation.[8] At this point, in Gibraltar a further 63 persons were in self-isolation.
Total social lockdown began on 24 March, with certain exceptions for essential workers and businesses, over 70's having already entered lockdown.[9]
One of the positive cases was a member of the staff of the Elderly Residential Services at Mount Alvernia.[citation needed]
At the end of March a Florence Nightingale Field Hospital with 192 beds was completed on the Europa Point Sports Complex.[10]
April 2020
General lockdown extended to 22 May, Gibraltar having on 23 April 4 active cases with 129 people having recovered. Over 2,000 tests having been carried out.[11]
May 2020
On 9 May the border with Spain was opened to Spanish residents who held non-essential employment contracts in Gibraltar to allow them to return to work. Many businesses in Gibraltar having been allowed to reopen from 4 May.[12]
By 14 May, 147 cases were registered but with 144 recovered and no deaths.[13]
June 2020
As of 1 June there were 12 active cases in Gibraltar with a further 7 cross border workers living in Spain also testing positive. 7,644 swabs had been undertaken, those confirmed positive were 170, with 19 active and 151 recovered.[14] As of 22 June there were no active cases, 176 cases had recovered and 11,129 tests had been carried out.[15]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Covid-19 Government Public Notifications". HM Government of Gibraltar.
- ^ Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ a b "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Thomas, Diexter (4 March 2020). "COVID-19: Politicians respond to Coronavirus case in Gibraltar". Olive Press News Spain. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "First Covid-19 patient in Gibraltar is given the all clear". gbc.gi. Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Chief Minister's Statement On - General 'Lock Down' Of The Population Of Gibraltar - 214/2020". HM Government of Gibraltar. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Field hospital ready as Gibraltar mourns possible virus victim". www.surinenglish.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Gibraltar lock-down extended to 22 May as active cases go down to four". Olive Press. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Gibraltar opens border with Spain allowing almost 17,500 non-essential workers to enter the Rock as it eases lockdown restrictions". euroweeklynews. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "InfoGibraltar Daily Covid-19 Statistics Update". HM Government of Gibraltar Information Service. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Press Conference 1st June 2020". gibraltar.gov.gi. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus Statistics". gibraltar.gov.gi. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
External links
- Coronavirus information from the Gibraltar Health Authority
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