COVID-19 pandemic in Guadeloupe
| COVID-19 pandemic in Guadeloupe | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Guadeloupe |
| Arrival date | 13 March 2020 (4 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 203,235[1] |
| Recovered | 201,148[2] |
Deaths | 1,021[1] |
| Fatality rate | 0.56% |
| Government website | |
| https://www.guadeloupe.ars.sante.fr/ | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Guadeloupe was a part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have spread to the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe on 12 March 2020.
Background
[edit]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.[3][4]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[5][6] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[7][5]
Timeline
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On 12 March, the first case of COVID-19 in Guadeloupe was confirmed.[8]
As of 16 March, there had been 6 positive cases and no deaths.[9] By 26 March, there had been 84 positive cases and 1 death.[10]
On 21 August, Valérie Denux, director of the Regional Health Agency of Guadeloupe (ARS), announced the archipelago alert threshold was crossed, with an incidence rate of 86.23, per 100,000 inhabitants; doubling in the previous week. A scheduled meeting was scheduled to take place on 25 August, to announce monitoring activity by the COVID-19 committee as well as plans by local authorities on educational institution reopening plans.[11]
Preventive measures
[edit]- As of 13 August, face masks must be worn in all indoor spaces for people over the age of 11, but the rule has not been extended to outdoor public spaces.[12]
- Recommendation that large gatherings be avoided, Unauthorized events are subject to fines of €135.[12]
| New daily cases of Covid-19 declared in Guadeloupe | ||
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Mathieu, Edouard; Ritchie, Hannah; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Dattani, Saloni; Beltekian, Diana; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Roser, Max (2020–2024). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer". Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ 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. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Coronavirus : Un premier cas positif en Guadeloupe" [Coronavirus: A first positive case in Guadeloupe]. La1ere.francetvinfo.fr (in French). 12 March 2020.
- ^ "COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak". Worldometer.
- ^ "Update on the situation on March 26". Prefecture of Guadeloupe. 26 March 2020. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Houda, Alexandre; Fadel, Nadine (21 August 2020), COVID-19 : seuil d'alerte franchi en Guadeloupe, avec les 325 nouveaux cas recensés, en 7 jours. (in French), Guadeloupe 1, retrieved 23 August 2020
- ^ a b "French territory of Guadeloupe reports 50 new cases of Covid-19 in 48 hours". Radio France Internationale. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Reports on the Guadeloupe Prefecture website Archived 4 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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