COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Cyprus
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (the Turkish-Cypriot-controlled de facto state made up of the north of the island), in March 2020.
| COVID-19 pandemic in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Nicosia |
| Arrival date | 10 March 2020 (4 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 108[1] |
| Recovered | 104[1] |
Deaths | 4[1] |
| Government website | |
| Official website | |
On 10 March 2020, Health Minister Ali Pilli announced the Northern Cyprus's first case of COVID-19, a 65-year-old tourist from Germany.[2]
On 12 March, the country's second case was confirmed, being the spouse of the German tourist who became the first person diagnosed with COVID-19.[3]
On 17 March, the 2020 presidential election was delayed for 6 months due to the outbreak.[4]
On 24 March, over 840 German national tourists were sent back to Germany after being quarantined for 14 days.[5]
On 28 March, the first person died from COVID-19.
On May 11 the last coronavirus patient had been discharged from hospital and there was no active case left.[6]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "KUZEY KIBRIS COVID-19 GÜNLÜK TABLO". saglik.gov.ct.tr. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ↑ "German tourist tests positive for virus in Northern Cyprus". 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020 – via athejakartapost.
- ↑ "Second coronavirus case in northern Cyprus". 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020 – via aa.com.tr.
- ↑ "KKTC'de Cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimleri 6 ay erteleniyor". CNN Türk (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ↑ DHA, Sefa KARAHASAN. "KKTC'de karantinadaki Almanlar ülkelerine dönüyor". www.hurriyet.com.tr. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ↑ "Last COVID-19 patient discharged in Northern Cyprus". aa.com/en. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
