2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_Monaco

COVID-19 pandemic in Monaco

COVID-19 pandemic in Monaco

Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Monaco

The COVID-19 pandemic in Monaco was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Monaco on 29 February 2020. As of February 8, 2021, the infection rate is 1 case per 19 inhabitants and the death rate is 1 in 1,613.[3] As of February 2022, a total of 9,053 people were affected by the Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. As of 4 December 2022, a total of 71,027 vaccine doses have been administered.[4]

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Background

On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan, Hubei, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[5][6]

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[7][8] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[9][7]

Timeline

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February 2020

On 29 February, Monaco announced its first case, a man who was admitted to the Princess Grace Hospital Centre then transferred to Nice University Hospital in France.[10][11]

March 2020

On 14 March, the Government ordered the closing of nurseries, gyms, parks, monuments and schools. The Saint Patrick's concert was suspended.[12]

On 16 March, Head of the Monegasque Government Serge Telle became the first head of government to test positive for COVID-19.[13]

On 17 March, for the first time in his reign, Albert II addressed the nation in a serious speech reporting on the strengthening of quarantine measures.[14] Two days later Albert became the first head of state to test positive for coronavirus.[15] He later denied suggestions that he had infected Charles, Prince of Wales at an event the two had attended in London on 10 March.[16]

The Monaco Grand Prix was cancelled on 19 March after organizers were unable to rearrange a date for the race beyond the scheduled date of 24 May, marking the first time the event had not run since 1954.[17]

On 25 March, the Government announced that the number of people affected by the coronavirus had reached 31.[18]

Statistics

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Deaths per day

See also

References

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