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COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Barbados |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Arrival date | 17 March 2020[1] (4 years, 5 months and 2 days) |
Confirmed cases | 108,582[2] (updated 17 August 2024) |
Deaths | 593[2] (updated 17 August 2024) |
Fatality rate | 0.55% |
Vaccinations | |
Government website | |
gisbarbados.gov.bb/covid-19 |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados was a part of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).[3] The outbreak was identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019,[4] declared to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020,[5] and recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11 March 2020.[6] COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).[7] The case fatality rate for COVID-19 has been much lower than for other coronavirus respiratory infections such as SARS and MERS, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[8][9]
The pandemic was confirmed to have reached Barbados on 17 March 2020 with the announcement of the first two cases,[1] and at its current peak on 12 April there were 56 active cases.[10] The government declared a public health emergency (due to end on 30 June) and the country is currently under an overnight curfew from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am (due to end after 17 May): many businesses are closed and many of the businesses that are allowed to open are subject to a surname-based schedule.[11][12][13]
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