2020 coronavirus pandemic in Moldova

COVID-19 pandemic in Moldova
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Republic of Moldova
First outbreak	Wuhan, China
Index case	Chișinău
Arrival date	7 March 2020 [1] (1 month, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Confirmed cases	4,121 [2] [3]
Active cases	2,614
Suspected cases‡	147 [3]
Recovered	1,382 [2] [3]
Deaths	125 [2] [3]
Official website
National Agency for Public Health: epidemiological situation related to COVID-19
‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed as being due to this strain by laboratory tests, although some other strains may have been ruled out.

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Republic of Moldova on 7 March 2020, when a Moldovan woman that returned from Italy was tested positive for the novel coronavirus. As the number of infected people started to rise during the next days, on 17 March the Parliament declared the state of emergency for the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova for a period of 60 days (17 March - 15 May 2020). On 18 March the first death caused by COVID-19 was registered. On 23 March the total number of confirmed cases surpassed 100 and on 7 April this number exceeded 1000 cases. By 10 April, cases had been confirmed in all the regions of the country, including the Transnistrian region. ^[3] On 27 April, the total number of deaths surpassed 100. Until 3 May 2020, there have been registered 4121 confirmed cases in the Republic of Moldova, out of which 1382 patients recovered and 125 died.

Background

On 12 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, who had initially come to the attention of the WHO on 31 December 2019. ^{[4] [5]}

Unlike SARS of 2003, the case fatality ratio for COVID-19 ^{[6] [7]} has been much lower, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll. ^{[8] [6]}

Timeline

COVID-19 cases in Moldova  ( v t e )      Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases MarMarAprAprLast 15 daysLast 15 days
Date			# of cases	# of deaths
2020-03-07		​	1(n.a.)
⋮		​	1(=)
2020-03-10		​	3(+200%)
2020-03-11		​	4(+33%)
2020-03-12		​	6(+50%)
2020-03-13		​	8(+33%)
2020-03-14		​	12(+50%)
2020-03-15		​	23(+92%)
2020-03-16		​ ​	29(+26%)
2020-03-17		​ ​	30(+3%)
2020-03-18		​ ​ ​	36(+20%)	1(n.a.)
2020-03-19		​ ​ ​	49(+36%)	1(=)
2020-03-20		​ ​ ​	66(+35%)	1(=)
2020-03-21		​ ​ ​	80(+21%)	1(=)
2020-03-22		​ ​ ​	94(+18%)	1(=)
2020-03-23		​ ​ ​	109(+16%)	1(=)
2020-03-24		​ ​ ​	125(+15%)	1(=)
2020-03-25		​ ​ ​	149(+19%)	1(=)
2020-03-26		​ ​ ​	177(+19%)	1(=)
2020-03-27		​ ​ ​	199(+12%)	2(+100%)
2020-03-28		​ ​ ​	231(+16%)	2(=)
2020-03-29		​ ​ ​	263(+14%)	2(=)
2020-03-30		​ ​ ​	298(+13%)	2(=)
2020-03-31		​ ​ ​	353(+18%)	4(+100%)
2020-04-01		​ ​ ​	423(+20%)	5(+25%)
2020-04-02		​ ​ ​	505(+19%)	6(+20%)
2020-04-03		​ ​ ​	591(+17%)	8(+33%)
2020-04-04		​ ​ ​	752(+27%)	12(+50%)
2020-04-05		​ ​ ​	864(+15%)	15(+25%)
2020-04-06		​ ​ ​	965(+12%)	19(+27%)
2020-04-07		​ ​ ​	1,056(+9%)	22(+16%)
2020-04-08		​ ​ ​	1,174(+11%)	27(+23%)
2020-04-09		​ ​ ​	1,289(+10%)	29(+7%)
2020-04-10		​ ​ ​	1,438(+12%)	29(=)
2020-04-11		​ ​ ​	1,560(+8%)	30(+3%)
2020-04-12		​ ​ ​	1,662(+7%)	32(+7%)
2020-04-13		​ ​ ​	1,712(+3%)	35(+9%)
2020-04-14		​ ​ ​	1,799(+5%)	40(+11%)
2020-04-15		​ ​ ​	1,914(+6%)	46(+15%)
2020-04-16		​ ​ ​	2,019(+5%)	54(+17%)
2020-04-17		​ ​ ​	2,129(+5%)	56(+4%)
2020-04-18		​ ​ ​	2,282(+7%)	60(+7%)
2020-04-19		​ ​ ​	2,472(+8%)	67(+12%)
2020-04-20		​ ​ ​	2,548(+3%)	70(+3%)
2020-04-21		​ ​ ​	2,614(+3%)	73(+4%)
2020-04-22		​ ​ ​	2,778(+6%)	76(+4%)
2020-04-23		​ ​ ​	2,926(+5%)	80(+5%)
2020-04-24		​ ​ ​	3,110(+6%)	87(+9%)
2020-04-25		​ ​ ​	3,304(+6%)	94(+8%)
2020-04-26		​ ​ ​	3,408(+3%)	96(+2%)
2020-04-27		​ ​ ​	3,481(+2%)	102(+6%)
2020-04-28		​ ​ ​	3,638(+5%)	107(+5%)
2020-04-29		​ ​ ​	3,771(+4%)	111(+4%)
2020-04-30		​ ​ ​	3,897(+3%)	119(+7%)
2020-05-01		​ ​ ​	3,980(+2%)	122(+3%)
2020-05-02		​ ​ ​	4,052(+2%)	124(+2%)
Sources: The press releases of the Minister of Health, Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova . The ArcGIS Dashboard for the real-time monitoring of COVID-19 cases in the Republic of Moldova

Before 24 February 2020

• 23 January 2020: in the context of prevention and early detection of 2019-nCoV, the management of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection and representatives of the National Agency for Public Health and the National Center for Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Assistance had a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Moldova, Mr. Zhang Yinghong. During the meeting, vigilance and preventive measures related to the spread of the virus were discussed. The Ambassador showed openness to provide all the necessary information support to Moldova regarding the evolution of the new coronavirus spread and the steps taken by the Chinese authorities. ^[9]
• 27 January 2020: the Minister of Health, Labor and Social Protection Mrs. Viorica Dumbrăveanu convened an extended meeting of the Commission for Exceptional Situations and Public Health Emergencies of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection. This meeting was also attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the General Inspectorate of Border Police, the Customs Service, the National Insurance Company in Medicine, the National Food Safety Agency and the National Agency for Public Health. Participants discussed the measures to prevent and control the infection with the new type Coronavirus (2019-nCov), based on the epidemiological situation and the global spread of the infection. ^[10]
• 2 February 2020: the Extraordinary National Commission of Public Health was convened by the Prime Minister Mr. Ion Chicu. ^[11] The Commission has examined the information presented by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection and found that the epidemiological situation related to the infection with the novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is tense, which has led the World Health Organization to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The Commission adopted the Decision No. 1 which provides, inter alia, that risk assessment for public health will continue to be carried out with the attribution, if necessary, of the alert code resulting from the epidemiological situation related to the infection with the new Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). ^[12]
• 18 February 2020: the National Agency for Public Health received from Germany, with the support of the World Health Organization, test kits to detect the virus that causes COVID-19. ^{[13] [14]}

Code yellow alert (24 February – 7 March 2020)

• 24 February 2020: the Extraordinary National Commission of Public Health was convened by the Prime-minister Mr. Ion Chicu. ^[15] The Commission adopted the Decision No. 2 which provides, inter alia, the establishment of the Code Yellow alert at national level in the context of the epidemiological situation related to COVID-19 infection and considering the possible risk for a public health emergency. ^{[12] [16]}
• 25 February 2020: the Republic of Moldova has put into action some anti-coronavirus measures. ^[17] The Minister of Health, Labor and Social Protection, Mrs. Viorica Dumbrăveanu, convened in a meeting the representatives of the public medical-sanitary institutions, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the General Inspectorate of Border Police and the National Center for Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Assistance. During the meeting was examined the activity of the National Agency for Public Health, in its quality of International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point, regarding the control and prevention at national level of the infection with the new type of Coronavirus and the future measures to be taken. On that meeting, the Minister of Health, Labour and Social Protection declared that starting from that day (25 February 2020), the authorities will meet every day at 7:30 AM and will provide information on what happened during the last 24 hours, what measures have been taken and what are the difficulties. It was decided that these meetings will take place as long as there is a risk of importing and spreading the new type of coronavirus. ^[18]
• 26 February 2020: the customers of Moldovan mobile phone operators received from the Government an SMS on precautionary measures to prevent the infection with the new coronavirus. The message was the following: "Take care of your health. Call immediately your family doctor if you have a fever or cough. If you have returned from areas with Coronavirus and are feeling unwell, call 112" (the original message in Romanian: "Aveti grija de sanatate. Sunati imediat medicul de familie daca aveti febra sau tuse. Daca V-ati intors din zone cu Coronavirus si Va simtiti rau, sunati 112"). This action to inform the population was carried out at the initiative of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection, within the national information campaign on the prevention of the coronavirus infection. In order to answer to many speculations related to the question "Where does the Government get the phone numbers from?", the above-mentioned Ministry explained that this initiative was a free social action organized in partnership with the Moldovan mobile phone operators. ^[19]

The first case (7 March 2020)

The first coronavirus case in the Republic of Moldova was announced on 7 March 2020. The infected person is a 48-year-old woman who had returned to Moldova from Italy with the flight Milano-Chisinau. She had been taken to hospital immediately from the plane, being in a serious condition: bilateral bronchopneumonia, acute respiratory failure, fever, cough, general weakness. She suffers from a few chronical illnesses: diabetes, overweight and hypertension. ^[1] According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of Moldova, she was diagnosed with bilateral bronchopneumonia, fever and cough on 4 March in Italy. She was prescribed antibiotic treatment at home and put in home quarantine pending confirmation of a new type of coronavirus infection, but she decided to return to Moldova. ^[20]

Code orange alert (8–12 March 2020)

• 8 March 2020: the Extraordinary National Commission of Public Health established the Code Orange alert at national level in the context of the epidemiological situation related to COVID-19 infection. ^[20]
• 10 March 2020: the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of Moldova confirmed another two cases (the 2nd and the 3rd) of coronavirus. The infected people are a woman and a man, both of them returned from Italy, on 26 February and 1 March, respectively. ^[21] On the same day all foreigners coming from the countries affected by coronavirus have been banned from entering Moldova by plane. ^[22]
• 11 March 2020: the 4th case has been confirmed. ^[23] Government announced that it closing all kindergartens, schools, colleges and universities for two weeks. ^[24]
• 12 March 2020: 2 new cases (the 5th and the 6th) were confirmed. ^[25] As per 12 March 2020, there were no confirmed cases in the Transnistrian region, ^[26] but 8 people were quarantined after returning from abroad. ^[27]

Code red alert (13–16 March 2020)

• 13 March 2020: the Extraordinary National Commission of Public Health established the Code Red alert at national level in the context of the epidemiological situation related to COVID-19 infection. ^[28] During this day other 2 new cases (the 7th and the 8th) have been confirmed. ^[29]
• 14 March 2020: 4 new cases were confirmed. Thus, the total number of infected people reached 12. ^[30]
• 15 March 2020: 11 new cases were confirmed. The total number of infected people reached 23. ^[31]
• 16 March 2020: 6 new cases were confirmed. The total number is 29. ^[32] One woman recovered. ^[33]

State of emergency (since 17 March 2020)

• 17 March 2020: the Parliament declared the state of emergency for the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova for a period of 60 days (17 March - 15 May 2020). ^[34] During 17 March 2020, the 30th case has been confirmed. ^[35]
• 18 March 2020: the first death was confirmed, a 61-year-old woman who had travelled to Italy. ^[36] Another 6 new cases of infection have been confirmed. ^[37]
• 19 March 2020: 13 new cases were confirmed. The total number of infected people since 7 March 2020 reached 49. ^[38]
• 20 March 2020: 17 new cases were confirmed, and the total number of infected people since 7 March 2020 reached 66. ^[39] Upon the request of MoH, based on WHO Moldova recommendations short-list, Trimetrica LLC /www.trimetrica.com/ (ESRI Partner in Moldova) launched the customized ArcGIS Dashboard (an online platform) - allowing the real-time monitoring of COVID-19 cases in the Republic of Moldova. It's updated for 2 times per day. ^[40] The platform is accessible at this link: gismoldova.maps.arcgis.com
• 21 March 2020: 14 new cases were confirmed, the total number of infected people since 7 March 2020 reaching 80. Out of these 14 new cases, 2 cases were recorded for the first time in the Transnistrian region. At the same time, it was announced that the first person infected and confirmed in the Republic of Moldova (on 7 March 2020), was treated and transferred to another section for recovery against other chronic diseases. Thus, the number of recovered persons reached 2. ^[41]
• 27 March 2020: the second death was confirmed, a 79 years old woman who was a doctor working at the Emergency Medical Assistance Service. She got sick on 19 March, and on 24 March she was admitted to the Republican Clinical Hospital, in serious condition. The patient suffered from several chronic diseases (diabetes, heart failure, high blood pressure). ^[42] During 27 March 2020, 22 new cases were confirmed, the total number of infected people since 7 March 2020 reaching 199. On the same day, 3 patients recovered, the total number of recoveries reaching 5. ^[43]
• 29 March 2020: the third death was confirmed, a woman from the Transnistrian region of Moldova. ^{[44] [45]}
• 31 March 2020: after 280 tests were performed, a record number of 55 new cases were confirmed, of which 48 cases were with local transmission, while 7 were import cases (of which 6 were from the United Kingdom and 1 from Austria). Thus, the total number of infected persons since 7 March 2020 reached 353. At the same time, 4 patients were treated and discharged from hospitals, the total number of recoveries reaching 22. Also, during 31 March 2020 the fourth death was confirmed, a man from the Briceni District of the Republic of Moldova. ^[45]
• 1 April 2020: the fifth death was confirmed, a person from the Transnistrian region. ^[46]
• 2 April 2020: the sixth death was confirmed, a 53-year-old person from Ștefan Vodă District, which was hospitalized in a hospital from Chișinău. The patient also suffered from other chronic diseases. ^[47]
• 27 April 2020: the quarantine regime in the Carahasani village of the Ştefan Vodă District (established on 1 April 2020) was lifted. ^[48]

Statistics

Important notice: as mentioned by the Minister of Health, Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova on 25 April 2020, the number of recoveries reported by the authorities of the Republic of Moldova includes only the persons from the medical institutions that are controlled by the constitutional authorities of the Republic of Moldova, and does not include persons that recovered in the Transnistrian region of Moldova. ^[49] Therefore, the real number of recoveries shall be bigger than the number reflected in the charts below. Also, as the number of active cases is calculated by excluding from confirmed cases the number of recoveries and deaths, the real number of active cases shall be smaller than the number reflected in the charts below.

Total No. of cases

No. of new tests performed per day

Source of data for the number of daily tests: for 8–14 and 16 March 2020: the report of the Minister of Health, Labor and Social Protection presented at the press-conference on 1 May 2020; for 15, 17, 25 and 26 March 2020, 28 March - 6 April 2020 and since 8 April 2020 - the press releases of the Minister of Health, Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova; ^[2] for 18–24 March 2020 the number of daily performed tests was announced in the daily press conferences after the meetings of the Single Command Center for the management of the crisis triggered by COVID-19 (the press conferences are available at www.privesc.eu and www.realitatealive.md).

No. of new cases per day

No. of recoveries per day

No. of deaths per day

No. of active cases in each day

Total number of cases by age (confirmed during 7 March - 3 May 2020): ^[3]

Total number of cases by age and sex (confirmed during 7 March - 3 May 2020): ^[3]

Total number of cases by sex (confirmed during 7 March - 3 May 2020): ^[3]

Total number of cases by type of transmission (confirmed during 7 March - 3 May 2020): ^[3]

The daily evolution

Date	Tests		Confirmed		Recoveries		Death		Active
	New	Total	New	Total	New	Total	New	Total
2020-03-07			1	1	0	0	0	0	1
2020-03-08	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
2020-03-09	4	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
2020-03-10	8	15	2	3	0	0	0	0	3
2020-03-11	30	45	1	4	0	0	0	0	4
2020-03-12	30	75	2	6	0	0	0	0	6
2020-03-13	33	108	2	8	0	0	0	0	8
2020-03-14	47	155	4	12	0	0	0	0	12
2020-03-15	49	204	11	23	0	0	0	0	23
2020-03-16	27	231	6	29	1	1	0	0	28
2020-03-17	47	277	1	30	0	1	0	0	29
2020-03-18	63	340	6	36	0	1	1	1	34
2020-03-19	95	435	13	49	0	1	0	1	47
2020-03-20	90	525	17	66	0	1	0	1	64
2020-03-21	111	636	14	80	1	2	0	1	77
2020-03-22	124	760	14	94	0	2	0	1	91
2020-03-23	115	875	15	109	0	2	0	1	106
2020-03-24	104	979	16	125	0	2	0	1	122
2020-03-25	153	1132	24	149	0	2	0	1	146
2020-03-26	134	1266	28	177	0	2	0	1	174
2020-03-27	128	1394	22	199	3	5	1	2	192
2020-03-28	231	1625	32	231	6	11	0	2	218
2020-03-29	246	1871	32	263	2	13	1	3	247
2020-03-30	169	2040	35	298	5	18	0	3	277
2020-03-31	280	2320	55	353	4	22	1	4	327
Date	Tests		Confirmed		Recoveries		Death		Active
	New	Total	New	Total	New	Total	New	Total
2020-04-01	329	2649	70	423	1	23	1	5	395
2020-04-02	332	2981	82	505	2	25	1	6	474
2020-04-03	419	3400	86	591	0	25	2	8	558
2020-04-04	681	4081	161	752	4	29	4	12	711
2020-04-05	349	4430	112	864	1	30	3	15	819
2020-04-06	192	4622	101	965	7	37	4	19	909
2020-04-07	510	5132	91	1056	3	40	3	22	994
2020-04-08	629	5761	118	1174	3	43	5	27	1104
2020-04-09	534	6295	115	1289	7	50	2	29	1210
2020-04-10	568	6863	149	1438	6	56	0	29	1353
2020-04-11	598	7461	122	1560	19	75	1	30	1455
2020-04-12	439	7900	102	1662	19	94	2	32	1536
2020-04-13	273	8173	50	1712	13	107	4	36	1569
2020-04-14	465	8638	87	1799	27	134	4	40	1625
2020-04-15	594	9232	115	1914	37	171	6	46	1697
2020-04-16	640	9872	105	2019	64	235	8	54	1730
2020-04-17	549	10421	110	2129	41	276	2	56	1797
2020-04-18	726	11147	153	2282	115	391	4	60	1831
2020-04-19	640	11787	190	2472	66	457	7	67	1948
2020-04-20	199	11986	76	2548	21	478	3	70	2000
2020-04-21	241	12227	66	2614	27	505	3	73	2036
2020-04-22	696	12923	164	2778	55	560	3	76	2142
2020-04-23	792	13715	148	2926	101	661	4	80	2185
2020-04-24	857	14572	184	3110	94	755	7	87	2268
2020-04-25	1024	15596	194	3304	70	825	7	94	2385
2020-04-26	594	16190	104	3408	70	895	2	96	2417
2020-04-27	367	16557	73	3481	30	925	6	102	2454
2020-04-28	695	17252	157	3638	50	975	5	107	2556
2020-04-29	801	18053	133	3771	139	1114	4	111	2546
2020-04-30	878	18931	126	3897	68	1182	8	119	2596
Date	Tests		Confirmed		Recoveries		Death		Active
	New	Total	New	Total	New	Total	New	Total
2020-05-01	801	19732	83	3980	90	1272	3	122	2586
2020-05-02	371	20103	72	4052	62	1334	2	124	2594
2020-05-03	368	20471	69	4121	48	1382	1	125	2614
Date	New	Total	New	Total	New	Total	New	Total	Active
	Tests		Confirmed		Recoveries		Death

The situation by region (during 7 March - 1 May 2020) ^[3]

Region	Confirmed cases (until 1 May)	Deaths (until 1 May)	Recovered (until 30 Apr.)
Chişinău municipality	1195	28	377
Transnistrian region (including Tiraspol)	427	21	27
Tiraspol municipality	274	14	14
Soroca District	256	8	143
Ştefan Vodă District	256	8	153
Glodeni District	179	13	43
Cahul District	170	3	44
Fălești District	143	5	45
Edineț District	132	1	17
Căuşeni District	125	2	31
Orhei District	114	6	43
Gagauzia ATU	106	4	10
Bălți municipality	101	7	16
Dubăsari District	82	0	2
Strășeni District	78	0	14
Ialoveni District	76	1	37
Sîngerei District	64	1	16
Hîncești District	58	2	39
Taraclia District	49	1	11
Criuleni District	47	2	12
Bender municipality	41	2	8
Floreşti District	33	0	7
Rezina District	31	0	9
Anenii Noi District	30	1	12
Rîșcani District	29	1	6
Telenești District	24	1	12
Drochia District	23	1	3
Dondușeni District	22	1	4
Ungheni District	19	0	8
Cantemir District	17	1	8
Călăraşi District	13	0	6
Briceni District	10	1	4
Nisporeni District	10	0	5
Ocnița District	9	0	3
Cimișlia District	4	0	4
Leova District	4	0	4
Basarabeasca District	2	0	1
Șoldănești District	1	0	0
Total	3980	122	1184

Deaths (during 7 March - 2 April 2020)

No.	Date of death	Place of death	Sex	Age (years)	Place of origin	Date of hospita- lization	Health condition on hospitalization	Comorbidity	Notes	Source of info.
1	2020-03-18	Chișinău	Woman	61	n/a	n/a	Acute respiratory infection. Bilateral pneumonia.	Chronic diseases: grade 2 hypertension. Type 2 diabetes.	The patient returned in Moldova from Italy (Padova).	[36]
2	2020-03-27	Chișinău	Woman	79	n/a	2020-03-24	Grave	Chronic diseases: diabetes, heart failure, hypertension.	The patient was a doctor at the Emergency Medical Assistance Service.	[42]
3	2020-03-29	Transnistrian region	Woman	n/a	Transnistrian region	n/a	n/a	n/a		[44] [45]
4	2020-03-31	Edineț	Man	n/a	Briceni District	n/a	n/a	n/a		[44] [45]
5	2020-04-01	Transnistrian region	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a		[46]
6	2020-04-02	Chișinău	n/a	53	Ștefan Vodă District	n/a	n/a	Other chronic diseases.		[47]

See also

• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Italy
• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Romania
• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Russia
• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Spain
• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Ukraine

References

1. "MSMPS confirmă primul caz de Coronavirus de tip nou în Republica Moldova" [MSMPS confirms first new-type coronavirus case in the Republic of Moldova]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection (Moldova). 7 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
2. "Press releases of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova". msmps.gov.md.
3. "COVID-19 în Republica Moldova: situaţia la zi". gismoldova.maps.arcgis.com.
4. Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
5. Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". Wired UK. ISSN   1357-0978. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
6. "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
7. "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
8. "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
9. "MSMPS informează asupra situației epidemiologice cu privire la infecția cu Coronavirusul de tip nou (2019-nCoV), și a măsurilor de prevenire și control" [MHLSP informs on the epidemiological situation regarding the infection with the new type of Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), and on the prevention and control measures]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
10. "Viorica Dumbrăveanu a convocat ședința Comisiei pentru Situații excepționale și urgențe de sănătate publică cu privire la măsurile de prevenire și control a infecției cu Coronavirusul de tip nou" [Viorica Dumbrăveanu convened the Commission for Exceptional Situations and Public Health Emergencies regarding the measures to prevent and control the infection with the new type Coronavirus]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
11. "Ion Chicu a convocat ședința Comisiei naționale extraordinară de sănătate publică" [Ion Chicu convened the Extraordinary National Commission of Public Health]. gov.md (in Romanian). Government of the Republic of Moldova. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
12. "Informații privind Coronavirus" [Information regarding the Coronavirus]. gov.md (in Romanian). Government of the Republic of Moldova. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
13. "Testele pentru depistarea Coronavirusul de tip nou au ajuns în Republica Moldova" [The tests for the detection of new Coronavirus have arrived in the Republic of Moldova]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
14. "Recepţionarea kiturilor pentru depistarea Coronavirusului de tip nou (SARS-CoV-2)" [Receiving kits for the detection of the new Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)]. ansp.md (in Romanian). National Agency for Public Health. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
15. "Ion Chicu a convocat Comisia națională extraordinară de sănătate publică" [Ion Chicu convened the Extraordinary National Commission of Public Health]. gov.md (in Romanian). Government of the Republic of Moldova. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
16. "Viorica Dumbrăveanu: "Îndemn populația să manifeste maximă responsabilitate și să respecte toate măsurile de igienă și precauție pentru a preveni îmbolnăvirea cu Coronavirus de tip nou"" [Viorica Dumbrăveanu: "I urge the population to show maximum responsibility and to respect all the hygiene and precautionary measures to prevent illness with the new type Coronavirus"]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
17. Dulgher, Maria (25 February 2020). "Moldova prepares for an outbreak of coronavirus in the country". moldova.org. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
18. "Situația la zi privind controlul și prevenirea infecției cu Coronavirus de tip nou prezentată în cadrul ședinței cu toate instituțiile responsabile" [Up to date information on the control and prevention of the new coronavirus infection presented at the meeting with all responsible institutions]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection (Moldova). 25 February 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
19. "Ministerul Sănătății, Muncii și Protecției Sociale al Republicii Moldova". facebook.com (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
20. "În Republica Moldova a fost confirmat primul caz de coronavirus. Se iau măsuri pentru limitarea răspândirii virusului" [The first case of coronavirus in the Republic of Moldova has been confirmed. Measures are put into action to limit the spread of the virus]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection (Moldova). 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
21. "Alte două cazuri de îmbolnăviri cu infecția Coronovirus de tip nou, pe teritoriul țării. Viorica Dumbrăveanu îndeamnă cetățenii să respecte recomandările autorităților" [Another two cases of a new-type coronavirus in a country. Viorica Dumbrăveanu urges citizens to respect the guidelines of authorities]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection (Moldova). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
22. "Moldova bans foreigners on all flights from countries with coronavirus". reuters.com. Reuters. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
23. "Ultima oră: Încă un caz de coronavirus a fost confirmat; Bilanțul ajunge la 4 persoane". unimedia.info (in Romanian). Unimedia. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
24. "Moldova closes schools, universities to prevent virus spread". reuters.com. Reuters. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
25. "Ultima oră! Încă două cazuri de coronavirus, confirmate. Bilanțul în Moldova ajunge la 6 persoane". unimedia.info (in Romanian). Unimedia. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
26. "Массово не собираться, в школу не ходить. Уходим на карантин". pgtrk.ru (in Russian). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
27. "8 человек на карантине. Коронавирус и Приднестровье". pgtrk.ru (in Russian). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
28. "A fost instituit cod roșu de alertă în legătură cu evoluția situației epidemiologice privind infecția cu Coronavirusul de tip nou pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova" [A Code Red alert was established in relation to the evolution of the epidemiological situation regarding the infection with the new Coronavirus on the territory of the Republic of Moldova]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
29. "Actualizat pe 13 martie 2020". ansp.md (in Romanian). National Agency for Public Health of the Republic of Moldova. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
30. "Situația epidemiologică prin infecția cu Coronavirusul de tip nou (COVID-19), actualizat pe 14 martie 2020" [Epidemiological situation related to the infection with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), updated on 14 March 2020]. ansp.md (in Romanian). National Agency for Public Health of the Republic of Moldova. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
31. "Date actualizate cu privire la răspândirea noului tip de Coronavirus (COVID-19) în Republica Moldova și recomandări pentru populație" [Updated information related to the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Republic of Moldova and recommendations for the population]. ansp.md (in Romanian). National Agency for Public Health of the Republic of Moldova. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
32. "Ultima oră! Încă 6 cazuri de coronavirus, confirmate" [Breaking news! Other 5 confirmed cases of coronavirus]. unimedia.info (in Romanian). Unimedia. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
33. "Ministerul Sănătății, Muncii și Protecției Sociale al Republicii Moldova". facebook.com (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
34. "Parlamentul a declarat stare de urgență pe perioada 17 martie – 15 mai 2020" [The Parliament declared the state of emergency for the period 17 March - 15 May 2020]. parlament.md (in Romanian). Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
35. "Un caz de COVID-19 confirmat în ultimele 24 de ore" [A new case of COVID-19 confirmed during the last 24 hours]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
36. "Republica Moldova a înregistrat primul deces cauzat de noul coronavirus" [The Republic of Moldova registered the first death from the new coronavirus]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
37. "6 cazuri de COVID-19 confirmate în ultimele 24 de ore" [6 new case of COVID-19 confirmed during the last 24 hours]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
38. "În Republica Moldova sunt înregistrate 49 cazuri de infecție cu COVID-19. Respectați recomandările autorităților. Stați acasă" [The Republic of Moldova registered 49 cases of infections with COVID-19. Please respect the recommendations of authorities. Stay home]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
39. "17 cazuri de COVID-19 confirmate în ultimele 24 de ore" [17 cases of COVID-19 confirmed during the last 24 hours]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
40. "O nouă platformă lansată în Moldova permite monitorizarea cazurilor de COVID-19 în timp real" [A new platform launched in Moldova allows real-time monitoring of COVID-19 cases]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
41. "14 cazuri noi de infecție prin COVID-19 în Republica Moldova. Respectați recomandările medicilor. Stați acasă" [14 new cases of infections with COVID-19. Please respect the recommendations of doctors. Stay home]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
42. "Viorica Dumbrăveanu: "În următoarea perioadă depinde de noi, întreaga societate, cum vom depăși provocarea epidemiei COVID-19. Fac apel la responsabilitate"" [Viorica Dumbrăveanu: "In the next period, it is up to us, the whole society, how we will overcome the challenge of the COVID-19 epidemic. I call for responsibility"]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
43. "Situația epidemiologică prin infecția COVID-19, 27 martie, ora 18.00" [Epidemiological situation regarding the COVID-19 infection, 27 March, 18:00]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
44. "Ultimă oră! Încă două decese din cauza coronavirusului, confirmate în Republica Moldova" [Breaking news! Two more deaths due to coronavirus, confirmed in the Republic of Moldova]. unimedia.info (in Romanian). UNIMEDIA. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
45. "55 cazuri noi de infecție cu noul tip de Coronavirus, în ultimele 24 de ore" [55 new cases of infection with the new type of Coronavirus, in the last 24 hours]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
46. "70 cazuri noi de infecție cu noul tip de Coronavirus, în ultimele 24 de ore" [70 new cases of infection with the new type of Coronavirus, in the last 24 hours]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
47. "Situația epidemiologică prin infecția COVID-19, 2 aprilie, ora 17.30" [The epidemiological situation related to COVID-19 infection, 2 April, 17:30]. msmps.gov.md (in Romanian). Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
48. "Conducerea IGSU a monitorizat ridicarea regimului de carantină la Carahasani" [The management of the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (IGSU) monitored the lifting of the quarantine regime in Carahasani]. dse.md (in Romanian). General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
49. "Declarații după ședința Centrului Unic de Comandă de gestionare a crizei provocate de virusul COVID-19" [Briefing after the meeting of the Single Command Center for the management of the crisis caused by COVID-19 virus]. privesc.eu (in Romanian). privesc.eu. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

External links

• COVID-19 in the Republic of Moldova: daily situation (see also the mobile version).Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova.
• Press releases of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova
• National Agency for Public Health of the Republic of Moldova
• АО «Экономическое обозрение «Логос-пресс» № 11 (1321) 27 Мар. 2020 "Вся информация о COVID-19"