COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay
| COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay | |
|---|---|
 Map of departments with confirmed coronavirus cases: No confirmed cases. 1–9 confirmed 10–49 confirmed 50–49 confirmed ≥100 confirmed | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Paraguay |
| First outbreak | Guayaquil, Ecuador (local) Wuhan, China (global) |
| Index case | Central department |
| Arrival date | 7 March 2020 (4 years, 1 month and 18 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 737 |
| Recovered | 173 |
Deaths | 10 |
| Government website | |
| www.mspbs.gov.py/covid-19 | |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Paraguay on 7 March 2020 in a 32 year-old man from Guayaquil, Ecuador, living in San Lorenzo, Central department.
Response[change | change source]
On 10 March 2020, the Paraguayan government suspended classes and all activities that involve groups of people, as well as public and private events, for 15 days.[1] Other measures include partial closure of borders, restricting entry of foreigners, and curfews.[2]
Numbers[change | change source]
On 20 March 2020, the first death and the first case of community transmission were confirmed. The government declared a total quarantine until 3 May, with free movement restricted completely. Public movement was restricted to buying food, medicine and other essential items.[3][4][5]
Reopening[change | change source]
On 4 May, the country began to “smart quarantine”, which is the slow return to work and social activities with social distancing and hygiene measures.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "En Paraguay: Suspenden clases y prohíben aglomeración de personas por 15 días". rockandpop.cl (in Spanish). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ↑ "Advierten que cierre de fronteras será para personas, no para mercaderías".
- ↑ "Suman 18 casos de coronavirus y se confirma propagación comunitaria". ultimahora.com. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ "Ministerio de Salud confirma primer fallecido por coronavirus en Paraguay". ultimahora.com. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ "La cuarentena irá hasta el domingo 12 de abril y aislamiento total con excepciones hasta el 28 de marzo – Nacionales – ABC Color". www.abc.com.py. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
