COVID-19 pandemic in Martinique

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COVID-19 pandemic in Martinique
Disease COVID-19
Virus strain SARS-CoV-2
Location Martinique
Arrival date5 March 2020
(3 years, 2 months and 2 days)
Confirmed cases229,900 [1]
Recovered228,709 [2]
Deaths
1,100 [1]
Government website
https://www.martinique.ars.sante.fr/

The COVID-19 pandemic in Martinique was a part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached the French overseas department and region of Martinique on 5 March 2020. [3]

Contents

As of 25 March 2022, 142,024 COVID-19 cases and 910 deaths are confirmed in Martinique. [4]

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 City, Hubei Province, 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

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Cases
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Deaths

On 5 March 2020, the first two cases of COVID-19 were confirmed. [3] By 15 March, the first virus-related death had occurred and there were 15 infected patients in Martinique. [10]

On 20 March 2020, the prefect of Martinique issued a restrictive decree prohibiting, for a month, access to all the beaches and rivers of the island, as well as prohibiting hiking. [11]

On 13 July 2021, a protest was held outside the prefecture in Fort de France against curfew and the requirement for the health care practitioners to be vaccinated. [12]

On 30 July 2021, Martinique reentered lockdown. Shops are closed, except for food shops and pharmacies. [13]

On 10 Aug 2021, a tighter lockdown was imposed to help prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed by a fourth wave of infections. [14] [15]

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