COVID-19 pandemic in Albania
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Albania on 8 March 2020, a father and son who had travelled from Florence, Italy.[2]
| COVID-19 pandemic in Albania | |
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Location | Albania |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Tirana |
| Arrival date | 8 March 2020 (4 years, 9 months, 2 weeks and 1 day) |
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| Fatality rate | 0% |
| Government website | |
As of 10 September 2020, there are 10,860 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Albania.[3]
Cases
After the first case was reported on 8 March, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection stated that a total of 65 people had been tested for COVID-19, 2 of whom were positive the following day.[4]
On 10 March, President Ilir Meta called for retired Albanian doctors to re-enter the work force.[5] Later that day, it was discovered that a Maryland woman had contracted novel coronavirus after visiting Albania, as well as spending time in a Turkish airport.[6]
The first death was also reported, an elderly woman in Durrës on 12 March.[7]
Response
On 12 March, Prime Minister Edi Rama declared a "war" on COVID-19.[8]
COVID-19 Pandemic In Albania Media
Edi Rama with a cloth face mask
Municipalities where movement is free in the defined hours
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Template:COVID-19 data/Cite
- ↑ "Ministria e Shëndetësisë dhe Mbrojtjes Sociale". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ↑ "COVID-19/ Ministria e Shëndetësisë: Në 24 orët e fundit, 4 raste të reja në Tiranë dhe Berat". www.shendetesia.gov.al (in shqip). 13 May 2020.[dead link]
- ↑ "Informacion i përditësuar për Koronavirusin COVID_19". www.shendetesia.gov.al (in shqip). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ President Calls for Retired Doctors' Involvement in Fighting Coronavirus. March 10, 2020. https://www.albaniandailynews.com/index.php?idm=40237&mod=2.
- ↑ Maryland woman who contracted novel coronavirus visited Albania, not Turkey, embassy says. March 10, 2020. https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/cng-ag-harford-coronavirus-albania-20200310-jzga65ztgzdxbmfayyeifydzcy-story.html%3FoutputType%3Damp%26ved%3D2ahUKEwjFj7y5hpLoAhWSlnIEHc9UBCIQ0PADMAF6BAgFEAY%26usg%3DAOvVaw3a1ooL0KPmkDhK5FMSSjUZ%26ampcf%3D1. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ↑ "Informacion i përditësuar për Koronavirusin COVID_19". www.shendetesia.gov.al (in shqip). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ Gjergj Erebara (March 12, 2020). Albania Announces New "War" Measures Against Coronavirus. https://balkaninsight.com/2020/03/12/albania-close-factories-impose-curfew-in-war-against-new-coronavirus/.
