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COVID-19 pandemic in Guadeloupe

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COVID-19 pandemic in Guadeloupe
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationGuadeloupe
Arrival date13 March 2020
(4 years, 3 months, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Confirmed cases203,235[1]
Recovered201,148[2]
Deaths
1,021[1]
Fatality rate0.56%
Government website
https://www.guadeloupe.ars.sante.fr/

The COVID-19 pandemic in Guadeloupe was a part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have spread to the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe on 12 March 2020.

Background[edit]

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 City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[3][4]

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[5][6] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[7][5]

Timeline[edit]

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On 12 March, the first case of COVID-19 in Guadeloupe was confirmed.[8]

As of 16 March, there had been 6 positive cases and no deaths.[9] By 26 March, there had been 84 positive cases and 1 death.[10]

On 21 August, Valérie Denux, director of the Regional Health Agency of Guadeloupe (ARS), announced the archipelago alert threshold was crossed, with an incidence rate of 86.23, per 100,000 inhabitants; doubling in the previous week. A scheduled meeting was scheduled to take place on 25 August, to announce monitoring activity by the COVID-19 committee as well as plans by local authorities on educational institution reopening plans.[11]

Preventive measures[edit]

  • As of 13 August, face masks must be worn in all indoor spaces for people over the age of 11, but the rule has not been extended to outdoor public spaces.[12]
  • Recommendation that large gatherings be avoided, Unauthorized events are subject to fines of €135.[12]


New daily cases of Covid-19 declared in Guadeloupe 0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Ritchie, Hannah; Mathieu, Edouard; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Beltekian, Diana; Dattani, Saloni; Roser, Max (2020–2022). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer". Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ^ Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. ^ "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  7. ^ "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Coronavirus : Un premier cas positif en Guadeloupe" [Coronavirus: A first positive case in Guadeloupe]. La1ere.francetvinfo.fr (in French). 12 March 2020.
  9. ^ "COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak". Worldometer.
  10. ^ "Update on the situation on March 26". Prefecture of Guadeloupe. 26 March 2020. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  11. ^ Houda, Alexandre; Fadel, Nadine (21 August 2020), COVID-19 : seuil d'alerte franchi en Guadeloupe, avec les 325 nouveaux cas recensés, en 7 jours. (in French), Guadeloupe 1, retrieved 23 August 2020
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "French territory of Guadeloupe reports 50 new cases of Covid-19 in 48 hours". Radio France Internationale. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

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