COVID-19 pandemic in Monaco
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Monaco was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Monaco on 29 February 2020. As of 8 February 2021, the infection rate is 1 case per 19 inhabitants and the death rate is 1 in 1,613.[3] As of February 2022, a total of 9,053 people were affected by COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. As of 4 December 2022, a total of 71,027 vaccine doses have been administered.[4]
| COVID-19 pandemic in Monaco | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Monaco |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Arrival date | 29 February 2020 (6 years, 2 months, 1 week and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 17,181[1] |
| Recovered | 2,460[2] |
Deaths | 67[1] |
| Fatality rate | 0.39% |
| Vaccinations | |
| Government website | |
| https://covid19.mc/ https://www.gouv.mc/Action-Gouvernementale/Coronavirus-Covid-19/Actualites | |
Background
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan, Hubei, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[5][6]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[7][8] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[9][7]
Timeline
February 2020
On 29 February, Monaco announced its first case, a man who was admitted to the Princess Grace Hospital Centre then transferred to Nice University Hospital in France.[10][11]
March 2020
On 14 March, the government ordered the closing of nurseries, gyms, parks, monuments and schools. The Saint Patrick's concert was suspended.[12]
On 16 March, Head of the Monegasque Government Serge Telle became the first head of government to test positive for COVID-19.[13]
On 17 March, for the first time in his reign, Albert II addressed the nation in a serious speech reporting on the strengthening of quarantine measures.[14] Two days later Albert became the first head of state to test positive for coronavirus.[15] He later denied suggestions that he had infected Charles, Prince of Wales at an event the two had attended in London on 10 March.[16]
The Monaco Grand Prix was cancelled on 19 March after organizers were unable to rearrange a date for the race beyond the scheduled date of 24 May, marking the first time the event had not run since 1954.[17]
On 25 March, the Government announced that the number of people affected by the coronavirus had reached 31.[18]
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