Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland (2020)

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The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland during 2020. There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.

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March 2020

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June 2020

July 2020

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September 2020

October 2020

November 2020

December 2020

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Events from the year 2020 in Northern Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom</span> Ongoing viral pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In the United Kingdom, it has resulted in 23,855,526 confirmed cases, and is associated with 208,497 deaths.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland</span> Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the Republic of Ireland

The COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In the Republic of Ireland, it has resulted in 1,670,377 cases and 8,010 deaths.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland</span> Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Northern Ireland

The COVID-19 pandemic reached Northern Ireland in February 2020. The Department of Health reports 3,445 deaths overall among people who had recently tested positive. The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency reports 4,899 where the death certificate mentioned COVID as one possible cause. Northern Ireland has the lowest COVID death rate per population in the United Kingdom. The vast majority of deaths have been among those over the age of 60 and almost half were in care homes. According to figures, about 1 in 9 of over 4,800 who have passed have been under 65.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">COVID-19 lockdowns</span> Restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of non-pharmaceutical interventions colloquially known as lockdowns have been implemented in numerous countries and territories around the world. These restrictions were established with the intention to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. By April 2020, about half of the world's population was under some form of lockdown, with more than 3.9 billion people in more than 90 countries or territories having been asked or ordered to stay at home by their governments. Although similar disease control measures have been used for hundreds of years, the scale of those implemented in the 2020s is thought to be unprecedented.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">COVID-19 pandemic in Wales</span> Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Wales

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Wales on 28 February 2020, with a case being reported in the Swansea area; this first known case was a person who had recently returned from Italy. The first known case of community transmission was reported on 11 March in the Caerphilly area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">British government response to the COVID-19 pandemic</span> UK government response to COVID-19

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, the UK Government introduced various public health and economic measures to mitigate its impact. Devolution meant that the four nations' administrative responses to the pandemic differed; the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive produced different policies to those that apply in England. Numerous laws were enacted or introduced throughout the crisis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom (January–June 2020)</span>

The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom from January 2020 to June 2020.

The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales during 2020. There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.

The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland during 2020. There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.

The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in England from January 2020 to June 2020. There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom (July–December 2020)</span>

The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom from July 2020 to December 2020.

The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland from July to December 2020.

Events from the year 2021 in Northern Ireland.

The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland during 2021. There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.

The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in England from July 2020 to December 2020. There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.

The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom from July 2021 to December 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">History of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom</span>

This article outlines the history of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Though later reporting indicated that there may have been some cases dating from late 2019, COVID-19 was confirmed to be spreading in the UK by the end of January 2020. The country was initially relatively slow implementing restrictions but a legally enforced stay-at-home order had been introduced by late March. Restrictions were steadily eased across the UK in late spring and early summer that year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom</span>

COVID-19 lockdowns in the United Kingdom refer to a series of stay-at-home orders introduced by the British and devolved governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland during 2022. There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.

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