COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados

The COVID-19 pandemic is occurring in Barbados as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic that began in China in December 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic affects the novel disease COVID-19 . This is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group and belongs to the group of respiratory diseases . From March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic .

Course and measures

In mid-March 2020, the government decided to allow cruise ships, which were not allowed to call at other ports in the Caribbean, to dock in Bridgetown in order to fly passengers back home from there. The last ships to leave the port of Bridgetown were the AIDAperla on April 24, 2020 and the AIDAluna on April 26, 2020 .

The first two COVID-19 cases in Barbados were confirmed on March 17, 2020. The government set up quarantine stations. On March 27, 2020, the national health emergency was declared. A curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. was ordered. During the daytime, the population was asked to be outdoors as little as possible and to keep a distance of 1.8 meters from other people. On April 2, 2020, the curfew was extended to all day. Shops and restaurants were closed.

The WHO reported the first death on April 7, 2020.

On April 11, 2020, the government published a plan to allow certain groups of people to shop at certain times during the curfew.

On April 20, 2020, the curfew was further relaxed.

On April 22, 2020, the Ministry of Health announced that it would increase the number of tests.

On April 24, 2020, the national health emergency was extended to June 30, 2020. The curfew is to be maintained until May 3, 2020.

On April 29, 2020, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressed the nation with a 105-minute televised address. Among other things, she announced far-reaching easing of the existing restrictions from May 4, 2020 and called on the people to show solidarity.

On May 4, 2020, the announced easing of the restrictions came into force. The curfew has been shortened to 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Many shops are allowed to reopen. The beaches can be used between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. An obligation to wear protective masks was not made because Barbados does not have a sufficient number of protective masks.

On May 18, 2020, the easing of the restrictions that had already been announced on Saturday came into force. Some shops are allowed to reopen, the beaches are also open from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

statistics

The case numbers developed as follows during the COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados.

Infections

There were 72 cases of infection in Barbados as of April 15, 2020. After that, the cases of infection developed as follows.

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Barbados
according to WHO data

Confirmed infections (daily) in Barbados
according to WHO data

Deaths

There have been seven COVID-19-related deaths in Barbados since the first case of infection.

• One death each on April 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, 24, 2020 and May 1, 2020.

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).

See also

• List of epidemics and pandemics

Web links

Commons : COVID-19 Pandemic in Barbados  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• COVID-19 Barbados Government Information Service
• World Health Organization (WHO): Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports on the website www.who.int (English)
• Johns Hopkins CSSE : Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases. (English)
• Website World of Meters : real-time data of the Corona virus pandemic (English)
• Barbados Today with the latest information on the pandemic

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19 - What is Covid-19? - Pulmonologists-on-the-Net. In: lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply concerned": WHO speaks of corona pandemic - tagesschau.de. In: tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020 . 
3. ↑ touristik aktuell - Barbados: life raft for cruise passengers. In: touristik-aktuell.de. Retrieved April 26, 2020 . 
4. ↑ AIDA Perla says 'Thank You' to Barbados - Barbados Today. In: barbadostoday.bb. Retrieved April 26, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Barbados records two cases of COVID-19 - NationNews Barbados - Local, Regional and International News nationnews.com. In: nationnews.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Majority Of COVID-19 Patients Are Stable - GIS. In: gisbarbados.gov.bb. Retrieved April 21, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Extracts - Emergency Management (COVID-19) Order, 2020 - GIS. In: gisbarbados.gov.bb. Retrieved April 21, 2020 . 
8. ↑ 24-Hour Curfew From 6:00 pm On Friday - GIS. In: gisbarbados.gov.bb. Retrieved April 21, 2020 . 
9. ^ Situation Report 78. In: who.int. Retrieved April 21, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Shopping Schedule During COVID -19 Curfew - GIS. In: gisbarbados.gov.bb. Retrieved April 21, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Government eases some restrictions under curfew - Barbados Today. In: barbadostoday.bb. Retrieved April 21, 2020 . 
12. ↑ Sixth COVID-19 Death; One More Positive Test - GIS. In: gisbarbados.gov.bb. Retrieved April 23, 2020 . 
13. ^ Attorney General Explains State Of Emergency Extension - GIS. In: gisbarbados.gov.bb. Retrieved April 24, 2020 . 
14. ^ Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressing the Nation on matters of national importance. 29th April - YouTube. In: youtube.com. Retrieved April 29, 2020 . 
15. ↑ Stay-at-home restriction to move to 8 pm to 5 am, says PM - Barbados Today. In: barbadostoday.bb. Retrieved May 4, 2020 . 
16. ^ Mottley: More ease in lockdown come Monday - Barbados Today. In: barbadostoday.bb. Retrieved May 17, 2020 . 
17. ↑ ^{a b c} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed on July 21, 2020 .