The COVID-19 pandemic in Monaco is part of the ongoing
worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have reached
Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
on 29 February 2020. As of February 8, 2021, the infection rate is 1 case per 19 inhabitants and the death rate is 1 in 1,613. As of February 2022, a total of 9,053 people were affected by th
Covid-19since the beginning of the pandemic. As of 4 December 2022, a total of 71,027 vaccine doses have been administered.
Background
On 12 January 2020, the
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of ...
(WHO) confirmed that a
novel coronavirus
Novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a provisional name given to coronaviruses of medical significance before a permanent name is decided upon. Although coronaviruses are endemic in humans and infections normally mild, such as the common cold (caused by ...
was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in
Wuhan
Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei Province in the People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the ninth-most populous Chinese city an ...
, Hubei, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.
The
case fatality ratio
In epidemiology, case fatality rate (CFR) – or sometimes more accurately case-fatality risk – is the proportion of people diagnosed with a certain disease, who end up dying of it. Unlike a disease's mortality rate, the CFR does not take int ...
for COVID-19 has been much lower than
SARS of 2003,
but the
transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.
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Timeline
February 2020
On 29 February, Monaco announced its first case, a man who was admitted to the Princess Grace Hospital Centre
The Princess Grace Hospital Centre (french: Centre hospitalier Princesse-Grace, CHPG) is the only public hospital in Monaco.
Overview
The hospital is open 24/7. It is the only public hospital in Monaco.
History
The hospital was opened in 1902 by ...
then transferred to Nice University Hospital in France.
March 2020
On 14 March, the Government ordered the closing of nurseries, gyms, parks, monuments and schools. The Saint Patrick's concert was suspended.
On 16 March, Head of the Monegasque Government Serge Telle became the first head of government to test positive for COVID-19.
On 17 March, for the first time in his reign, Albert II addressed the nation in a serious speech reporting on the strengthening of quarantine measures. Two days later Albert became the first head of state to test positive for coronavirus. He later denied suggestions that he had infected Charles, Prince of Wales
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to a ...
at an event the two had attended in London on 10 March.
The Monaco Grand Prix was cancelled on 19 March after organizers were unable to rearrange a date for the race beyond the scheduled date of 24 May, marking the first time the event had not run since 1954.
On 25 March, the Government announced that the number of people affected by the coronavirus had reached 31.
Statistics
New cases per day
Deaths per day
See also
* COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
* COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
This is a general overview and status of places affected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The first human ...
* COVID-19 pandemic in France
* COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium
The COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths.
The virus was confirmed to have spread to Belgium on 4 February 2020, when one of a group of nine Belgians repatriated from Wuhan to Brussels was repor ...
* COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
The COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Switzerland on 25 February 20 ...
* COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
The COVID-19 pandemic in Italy is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ().
The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Italy on 31 January 2020, when ...
References
External links
Worldwide Coronavirus Map, confirmed Cases
– Map the route paths of coronavirus confirmed cases.
{{#related:2019–20 coronavirus pandemic by country and territory
Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
Disease outbreaks in Monaco
2020 in Monaco
2021 in Monaco