COVID-19 pandemic in Kosovo
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Kosovo
The COVID-19 pandemic (COVID-19) arrived in Kosovo on 13 March 2020.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Kosovo | |
|---|---|
 Map of municipalities with confirmed (red) coronavirus cases (as of 19 April) | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Kosovo |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China via Italy |
| Index case | Vitia |
| Arrival date | 13 March 2020 (4 years, 8 months and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 927 |
| Active cases | 227 |
| Recovered | 671 |
Deaths | 29 |
On 13 March, the first two cases were confirmed, a 77-year-old man from Vitina and an Italian woman in her early 20s, who worked in Klina with Caritas Kosova.[1][2]
The Government of Kosovo decided to quarantine and block the entrances and exits of these two cities.[3]
After the new cases emerged, the Ministry of Health requested that the Government of Kosovo declare a state of public health emergency.[4]
On 22 March, the first Kosovo death from the pandemic was announced.[5]
References
change- ↑ "Konfirmohet, dy raste me koronavirus në Kosovë" [Confirmed, two cases with coronavirus in Kosovo] (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "77 vjeçari me koronavirus është nga ky fshat i Vitisë" [The 77-year-old with coronavirus is from this village of Vitia]. Korrespodenti (in Albanian). 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
Kujtojmë, që përveç këtij të moshuari është edhe një vajzë 20 vjeçare me shtëtësi italiane, që ka punuar në Klinë, në Caritas Kosova
- ↑ "Vitia dhe Klina në karantinë" [Vitina and Klina quarantined] (in Albanian). RTV21. 14 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ↑ "Qeveria shpall gjendje emergjente të shëndetit publik" [The government declares a public health emergency] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 15 March 2020.
- ↑ Staff, Reuters (2020-03-22). "Kosovo authorities reports first death from coronavirus". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
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