This article documents the chronology of the response to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
in May 2022, which originated in
Wuhan
Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei, Hubei Province in the China, 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 List of cities in China ...
, China in December 2019. Some developments may become known or fully understood only in retrospect. Reporting on this pandemic began in
December 2019.
Reactions and measures in the United Nations
Reactions and measures in Africa
Reactions and measures in the Americas
Reactions and measures in the Eastern Mediterranean
Reactions and measures in Europe
11 May
*The
European Union Aviation Safety Agency
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) with responsibility for civil aviation safety. It carries out certification, regulation and standardisation and also performs investigation and monitori ...
(EASA) has announced plans to lift facemask requirements for flights and airports throughout the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...
in mid-May 2022.
Reactions and measures in South, East and Southeast Asia
Reactions and measures in the Western Pacific
3 May
*New Zealand's COVID-19 Response Minister
Chris Hipkins
Christopher John Hipkins (born 5 September 1978) is a New Zealand Labour Party politician and a member of the Sixth Labour Government's Cabinet as Minister of Education, Minister of Police, Minister for the Public Service and Leader of the ...
announced that unvaccinated visa holders, permanent residents, and Australian citizens residing in New Zealand would be able to travel to and from New Zealand without entering
Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) facilities.
*The New Zealand Government announced that the country's four remaining MIQ facilities would close by August 2022 due to the low number of people using them.
11 May
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Prime Minister of New Zealand
The prime minister of New Zealand ( mi, Te pirimia o Aotearoa) is the head of government of New Zealand. The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, took office on 26 October 2017.
The prime minister (inform ...
Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern ( ; born 26 July 1980) is a New Zealand politician who has been serving as the 40th prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party since 2017. A member of the Labour Party, she has been the member of ...
announced that the country's border would reopen for all work visas on 4 July and to all visitor and student visa and cruise ships on 31 July.
See also
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Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2022
This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, in May 2022. The first human cases of COVID-19 were identifi ...
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Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
The timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic lists the articles containing the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first human case ...
References
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Timelines of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022
Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022
COVID-19 pandemic