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| 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic in the Dominican Republic | |
|---|---|
.png) Confirmed cases by province(as of 22 March 2020) | |
 Confirmed cases per 1000 inhabitants(as of 22 March 2020) | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Dominican Republic |
| First outbreak | Italy, Canada, Spain |
| Index case | Bayahibe |
| Arrival date | 1 March 2020 (4 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 3 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 246[1] |
Deaths | 3[1] |
| Government website | |
| digepisalud | |
An ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first confirmed to have spread to the Dominican Republic on 29 February 2020. By 21 March 2020, the virus had spread to 21 of the Dominican Republic's 32 provinces.[1]
On 19 March, the Dominican Republic´s government declared a state of emergency for the next 25 days.[2]
Background[edit]
On 31 December 2019, the Health Commission of Wuhan, Hubei, China, informed the WHO about a cluster of acute pneumonia cases with unknown origin in its province. On 9 January 2020, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC) reported the identification of a novel coronavirus (later identified as the SARS-CoV-2) as the cause.[3]
Timeline[edit]
First confirmed cases[edit]
On 1 March 2020, the first confirmed case of COVID-19 for the Dominican Republic was that of an Italian tourist staying in a beach resort in Bayahibe.[4] Three days later, a Canadian woman also vacationing in Bayahibe became the second case confirmed by authorities.[5]
The first documented case of local transmission in the Dominican Republic seems to have originated from a 56-year old Dominican woman from Villa Riva, [6] who had traveled from Italy to the Dominican Republic on 26 February 2020. [7] The first COVID-19 related death was announced by health authorities on 16 March 2020, from a 47-year old Dominican woman who had recently traveled from Spain [8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Boletines Especiales COVID-19. Ministerio de Salud Pública de la República Dominicana". digepisalud.gob.do (in Spanish). 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Presidente Danilo Medina declara estado de emergencia en todo el territorio nacional". presidencia.gob.do (in Spanish). 19 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "China identifies new strain of coronavirus as source of pneumonia outbreak". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Confirman primer caso de coronavirus en República Dominicana". Tourinews (in Spanish). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Salud Pública confirma segundo caso de Coronavirus en República Dominicana". Acento (in Spanish). 5 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Primer caso de transmisión local de coronavirus es de persona que tuvo contacto con señora de Villa Riva". Listín Diario. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Olivero, Alexa (13 March 2020). "Caso COVID-19 en Villa Riva: Cuando el coronavirus se le atribuye a la política". Diario Libre. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "República Dominicana reporta primera muerte por coronavirus". Diario Libre. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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External links[edit]
- Dirección General de Epidemiología [1]