2020 coronavirus pandemic in Cyprus
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
|---|---|
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Cyprus |
| First case | Limassol and Nicosia |
| Arrival date | 9 March 2020 (1 week and 2 days) |
| Origin | Italy and the United Kingdom |
| Confirmed cases | 49 (excluding Northern Cyprus) |
| Recovered | 0 |
Deaths | 0 |
This article documents the impacts of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in Cyprus, and may not include all the contemporary major responses and measures. The released data from Cyprus government does not include the cases in Northern Cyprus.
Timeline[edit]
On 9 March 2020, Cyprus confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus: a 25-year-old man from Limassol who had returned from Italy and a 64-year-old health professional from Nicosia who had returned from the United Kingdom.[1]
On 11 March, Cyprus confirmed four more cases of COVID-19: two Greek Cypriots who returned from the UK the day before and one taxi driver from Paphos, whose grandson was also hospitalized.[2] All three men were taken to Famagusta General Hospital. The fourth case was in self-isolation at home.
On 12 March, four new cases were confirmed: a person who had traveled to United Kingdom and contacted the authorities after developing symptoms,[3] a person who had returned from Italy, a person with symptoms after returning from Greece and a one individual returning from Germany with no symptoms.
On 13 March, eleven new cases were confirmed.[4] President Nicos Anastasiades, in a special appearance, announced the closing of all borders except for nationals for 15 days since 15 March.[5]
Statistics[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Reporter, Staff (9 March 2020). "BREAKING NEWS: Two cases of coronavirus confirmed". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Shkurko, Jonathan (12 March 2020). "The three men taken to Famagusta hospital 'are doing well'". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "New case of Covid-19 detected". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: New outbreaks and new measures". PhileNews.
- ^ "UPDATE 1-Cyprus shuts its borders for 15 days to fight coronavirus". Reuters. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
