COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Artsakh
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The COVID-19 pandemic occurs in the Republic of Artsakh (until 2017 "Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh ") since March 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic , which in December 2019 the People's Republic of China has started. 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
On April 2, 2020, the first COVID-19 case was in Artsakh found two earlier tests were negative. The case occurred in a person returning from Armenia to Mirik , a settlement in Kashatach Province , 39 km from Berdsor regional center and 89 km from the capital, Stepanakert . She was taken to the regional medical center, which opened in 2019, and isolated; a neighbor was admitted with COVID-19 on April 4. Another 17 people with whom the infected person had contact went into quarantine at home , but tested negative. A first death from COVID-19 was reported on April 8, 2020, which was later withdrawn. On May 9, 2020, 29 COVID-19 cases, three of them recovered, were reported. The May 20, 2020 report also named 29 COVID-19 cases, eight of which are considered recovered patients.
Government action
From March 28 to April 20, 2020, a nationwide curfew was imposed as a precaution. Markets, entertainment companies, schools, cosmetic studios, hairdressers were closed until April 7, 2020. Hotels were closed until June 1, 2020. Artsakh also imposed an entry ban for Russian citizens. Hospitals have been instructed to isolate patients with COVID-19 symptoms. Russia sent medical supplies to the region on March 14 and March 17, 2020. The aid offered by Georgia, however, was rejected.
Web links
- Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabakh confirm first cases from April 8, 2020 accessed on May 20, 2020
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19 - What is Covid-19? - Pulmonologists-on-the-Net. In: lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply worried". WHO speaks of corona pandemic . March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. accessed on May 17, 2020.
- ↑ First coronavirus case recorded in Artsakh . April 7, 2020, accessed on May 20, 2020
- ^ First coronavirus case reported in Karabakh . April 7, 2020, accessed May 21, 2020
- ↑ Coronavirus live updates | Four new cases confirmed in Abkhazia . May 9, 2020, accessed May 17, 2020
- ↑ Coronavirus live updates | Georgia lifts quarantine in eight villages in Bolnisi (Eng.) May 20, 2020, accessed on May 20, 2020 (Eng.)
- ↑ Abkhazia and South Ossetia scramble to prepare for coronavirus from March 18, 2020, accessed on May 20, 2020
- ↑ Abkhazia to enter state of emergency from Saturday of March 28, 2020, accessed on May 20, 2020
- ↑ Abkhazia and South Ossetia scramble to prepare for coronavirus from March 28, 2020, accessed on May 20, 2020
