COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Cyprus

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (the Turkish-Cypriot-controlled de facto state comprising the north of the island), in March 2020.

COVID-19 pandemic in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseNicosia
Arrival date10 March 2020
(3 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
Confirmed cases108[1]
Recovered104[2]
Deaths
4[3]
Government website
Official website

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.[4][5]

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

Timeline

March 2020

On 10 March 2020, Health Minister Ali Pilli announced the Northern Cyprus's first case of COVID-19, a 65-year-old tourist from Germany.[9]

On 12 March, the country's second case was confirmed, being the spouse of the German tourist who became the first person diagnosed with COVID-19.[10]

On 13 March, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) announced that five people have been tested positive for the coronavirus, up from two.[11]

On 17 March, the 2020 Northern Cypriot presidential election was delayed for 6 months due to the outbreak.[12]

On 24 March, over 840 German national tourists were sent back to Germany after being quarantined for 14 days.[13]

On 28 March, the first person died from COVID-19.

April 2020

North Cyprus announced a partial curfew until 10 April. The exception being for use of markets and acquisition of necessities. A full curfew is applied between 9pm and 6am until 10 April. Due to increase of cases, curfew states extended by the end of April. There is a suggestion that "curfew may continue until the end of the summer".

15 villages within the İskele/Karpaz district are under full curfew due to high number of cases.[14]

Turkish Cypriot authorities banned movement between districts, meaning no one will be allowed to travel from one district to another.

Three students out of 800 who came from UK and were under self isolated quarantine for 14 days, have tested positive.[15]

There have been no new reported cases of coronavirus infections for the past ten days and the last Covid-19 death in North Cyprus was on 13 April. Early medical intervention has meant 99 of those who tested positive for coronavirus in the TRNC have made a full recovery. As of 27 April, five people remained in hospital.

May 2020

On 7 May, It was noted that no active cases remained in TRNC.

The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) may be the first country in the world that does not have any new coronavirus case since 20 April, the country’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

On 11 May, the last coronavirus patient has been discharged from hospital and there are no active cases left. [16]

Statistics
DayNew casesCumulative cases Active cases
10 March 202011 1
12 March 202012 2
13 March 202035 5
14 March 202005 5
15 March 202016 6
16 March 202017 6
17 March 20201320 20
18 March 2020020 20
19 March 20201333[17] 20
20 March 2020033 20
21 March 2020235[18] 35
22 March 2020338[19] 38
23 March 2020240[20] 40
24 March 2020040 42
25 March 2020242[21] 28
26 March 2020547[22] 32
27 March 20201461[2][23] 34
30 March 2020869[24] 39
31 March 2020170[25] 40
1 April 2020777[26] 46
2 April 2020481 50
3 April 2020788[27] 57
4 April 2020088 57
5 April 2020 3 91 53
6 April 2020 1 92 47
7 April 2020 2 94[28] 47
8 April 2020 1 95 48
9 April 2020 1 96[29] 49
10 April 2020 3 99 [30] 52
11 April 2020 0 99[31] 51
12 April 2020 0 99 39
13 April 2020 1 100 34
14 April 2020 0 100 30
15 April 2020 5 105 27
16 April 2020 0 105 21
17 April 2020 3 108 23
18 April 2020 0 108 23
19 April 2020 1 109* 21
20 April 2020 0 108 19
21 April 2020 0 108 19
22 April 2020 0 108 17
23 April 2020 0 108 17
24 April 2020 0 108 17
25 April 2020 0 108 12
26 April 2020 0 108 12
27 April 2020 0 108 5
28 April 2020 0 108 5
29 April 2020 0 108 3
30 April 2020 0 108 3
1 May 2020 0 108 2
2 May 2020 0 108 1
3 May 2020 0 108 1
4 May 2020 0 108 1
5 May 2020 0 108 1
6 May 2020 0 108 1
7 May 2020 0 108 1
8 May 2020 0 108 1
9 May 2020 0 108 1
10 May 2020 0 108 1
11 May 2020 0 108 0 [32]

*19 April info suggested 1 new case giving a total of 109, but subsequent reports suggest an error of 1 case over-reported.


Reaction

On 11 March 2020, Turkish Cypriot Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kudret Özersay said in a tweet that flights from Germany, France and Italy to Northern Cyprus would be suspended until 1 April 2020.[10]

All flights around the world to the North Cyprus and as well as Cross points from the southern part To north side of the island is banned.

On 12 March 2020, the Turkish republic of northern Cyprus government shut schools and banned mass gatherings as precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which the World Health Organisation declared a pandemic.[10]

All educational activities from nursery to university degree suspended physical systems. Primary and middle schools turned into the digital system and will complete 2019-2020 semester by this way. North Cyprus have more than 20 institutions of higher education. 18 of them are universities and nearly 100,000 international students. All higher education services suspended and turned into the digital system.

See also

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