COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka

The COVID-19 pandemic occurs in Sri Lanka since January 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic , which took place in December 2019 in China originated. 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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On January 27, 2020, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Sri Lanka. This case first appeared in the WHO situation reports on January 28, 2020.

As of April 6, 2020, 176 COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka by the WHO.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the general curfew imposed in connection with this, the parliamentary election scheduled for April 25, 2020 could not be held. Ultimately, the election date was postponed to August 5, 2020. In addition, strict regulations were issued for the election campaign (no major events, mask requirement, hand disinfection, etc.) as well as for the actual election.

statistics

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

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Sri Lanka
according to WHO data

New infections in Sri Lanka
according to WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Sri Lanka
according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Sri Lanka
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 Sri Lanka  - Pictures, Videos and Audio Files Collection

• 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)

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. ↑ First patient with coronavirus reported in Sri Lanka . January 27, 2020. Accessed April 6, 2020.
4. ↑ World Health Organization: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report . January 28, 2020. Online at www.who.int. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
5. ↑ World Health Organization: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report . April 6, 2020. Online at www.who.int. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
6. ↑ Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections fixed for August 5. Newsfirst.lk, June 10, 2020, accessed on June 28, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Extraordinary Gazette Notification on health guidelines for General Election 2020 issued. Colombo Page, July 18, 2020, accessed July 18, 2020 . 
8. ↑ ^{a b c d} Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation reports; Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed June 7, 2020 .