COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay

The COVID-19 pandemic is occurring in Paraguay as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic that began in China in December 2019. The 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.

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The first case occurred in Asunción on March 7, 2020 .

As of March 24, 2020, there were a total of 22 confirmed cases and one fatality in Paraguay. Paraguay closed its borders and airports. Interior Minister Euclides Acevedo declared: "The right to life is above any other right."

Paraguay had 129 confirmed infections and 6 deaths as of April 9, 2020. In addition to a plan to promote local agriculture, an entry and exit ban was decided for the capital Asunción for Easter week . On April 8, President Mario Abdo Benítez announced that he would extend the exit restrictions for citizens of the country until April 19. Exceptions are, for example, the purchase of groceries or medicines.

On April 12, 2020, 134 sick people, 6 dead and 22 recovered people were reported. As of July 20, 2020, 1,044 infections and 33 deaths were reported to the WHO.

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The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay as follows:

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Paraguay
according to WHO data

New infections in Paraguay
according to WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Paraguay
according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Paraguay
according to WHO data

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} 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
• List of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic

Web links

Commons : COVID-19 Pandemic in Paraguay  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• 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)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19: Causes . Online at www.lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
2. ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply worried". WHO speaks of corona pandemic . March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
3. ↑ https://www.aero.de/news-34652/Paraguay-schliesst-seine-Grenzen-wegen-Corona-Pandemie.html
4. ↑ Where is the Coronavirus in Latin America? www.as-coa.org, April 10, 2020
5. ↑ https://www.mspbs.gov.py/covid-19.php
6. ↑ ^{a b c d} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed on July 21, 2020 .