COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados
| COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Disease | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Barbados |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Arrival date | 17 March 2020 (4 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 85[1] (as of 14 May) |
| Active cases | 13[1] |
| Recovered | 65[1] |
Deaths | 7[1] |
| Government website | |
| gisbarbados.gov.bb/covid-19 | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados is part of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019.[2]
The pandemic was confirmed to have reached Barbados on 17 March 2020 with the announcement of the first two cases, and at its current peak on 12 April there were 56 active cases.[3]
The government declared a public health emergency until 30 June 2020, and an overnight curfew from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am until 17 May 2020. Many businesses are closed and many of the businesses that were allowed to open were subject to a surname-based schedule.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "COVID-19 Update: Eight Persons Leave Isolation Today". NationNews. 2020-05-10.
- ↑ "Coronavirus disease 2019". World Health Organization. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ↑ "COVID-19 Update: Three new cases today". Barbados Today. 12 April 2020.
