COVID-19 pandemic in the Åland Islands
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Åland Islands, an autonomous region of Finland, in March 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Åland Islands | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Åland Islands, Finland |
Arrival date | 22 March 2020 (4 months, 3 weeks and 4 days) |
Confirmed cases | 21[1] |
Recovered | 0 |
Deaths | 0 |
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.[2][3]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[4][5] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[6][4]
Timeline
On 22 March, the first case in the Åland Islands was confirmed.[7]
On 13 April, the Islands reached a total of 10 cases.[1]
References
- "Statistik covid-19". Ålandstidningen | Nyheter på Åland (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- 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.
- "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- "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.
- "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- "Åland Islands confirms first coronavirus cases, recommends quarantine for visitors from Finland". Yle. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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