COVID-19 pandemic in Albania
| COVID-19 pandemic in Albania | |
|---|---|
 Map of municipalities with confirmed coronavirus cases (as of 7 May 2020)
0 confirmed 1-9 confirmed 10–49 confirmed 50–99 confirmed 100–149 confirmed ≥150 confirmed | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Albania |
| First outbreak | Italy |
| Index case | Tirana |
| Arrival date | 8 March 2020 (4 months and 4 weeks) |
| Confirmed cases | 898 |
| Active cases | 173 |
| Recovered | 694 |
Deaths | 31 |
| Government website | |
| coronavirus | |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Albania on 8 March 2020, a father and son who had travelled from Florence, Italy.[1]
As of 13 May 2020, there are 880 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Albania.[2]
Cases[change | change source]
After the first case was reported on 8 March, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection stated that a total of 65 people had been tested for COVID-19, 2 of whom were positive the following day.[3]
On 10 March, President Ilir Meta called for retired Albanian doctors to re-enter the work force.[4] Later that day, it was discovered that a Maryland woman had contracted novel coronavirus after visiting Albania, as well as spending time in a Turkish airport.[5]
The first death was also reported, an elderly woman in Durrës on 12 March.[6]
Response[change | change source]
On 12 March, Prime Minister Edi Rama declared a "war" on COVID-19.[7]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Ministria e Shëndetësisë dhe Mbrojtjes Sociale". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ↑ "COVID-19/ Ministria e Shëndetësisë: Në 24 orët e fundit, 4 raste të reja në Tiranë dhe Berat". www.shendetesia.gov.al (in Albanian). 13 May 2020.
- ↑ "Informacion i përditësuar për Koronavirusin COVID_19". www.shendetesia.gov.al (in Albanian). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "President Calls for Retired Doctors' Involvement in Fighting Coronavirus". Albanian Daily News. March 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Maryland woman who contracted novel coronavirus visited Albania, not Turkey, embassy says". Baltimore Sun. March 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Informacion i përditësuar për Koronavirusin COVID_19". www.shendetesia.gov.al (in Albanian). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ Gjergj Erebara (March 12, 2020). "Albania Announces New "War" Measures Against Coronavirus". Balkan Insight.
