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| COVID-19 pandemic in Akrotiri and Dhekelia | |
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Akrotiri and Dhekelia |
| Arrival date | 15 March 2020 (5 years, 7 months and 5 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 11 |
| Recovered | 0 |
Deaths | 0 |
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| COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories andCrown Dependencies |
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TheCOVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached theBritish Overseas Territory ofAkrotiri and Dhekelia in March 2020.
On 12 January 2020, theWorld Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that anovel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people inWuhan City,Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[1][2]
Thecase fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower thanSARS of 2003,[3][4] but thetransmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[5][3] From 19 March,Public Health England no longer classified COVID-19 as a "High consequence infectious disease".[4]
On 13 March,Cyprus implemented a 14-day self-isolation rule for all people travelling from theUnited Kingdom. This measure included arrivals from the United Kingdom travelling to the Sovereign Bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. Several people were self-isolating within the bases and being tested. All sporting activities, visits, and non-essential exercises within the bases were cancelled, in an effort to reduce the number of outside visitors.[6]
On 15 March, the first two cases in Akrotiri and Dhekelia were confirmed, both members of the UK Armed Forces permanently based at RAF Akrotiri. They arrived atPaphos Airport on 13 March. They self-isolated and were tested positive after developing mild symptoms. Immediately after, the BFC Joint Services Health Unit startedcontact tracing.[7]
On 18 March, a third case was confirmed.[8]
On that same day, the bases announced that all six schools in Akrotiri and Dhekelia would be closed until 20 April.[9]
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