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 identi ...

in Martinique was a part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached the French overseas department and region of

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on 5 March 2020. As of 25 March 2022, 142,024 COVID-19 cases and 910 deaths are confirmed in Martinique.

Background

On 12 January 2020, the

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(WHO) confirmed that a

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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. The

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for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.

Timeline

On 5 March 2020, the first two cases of

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were confirmed. By 15 March, the first virus-related death had occurred and there were 15 infected patients in Martinique. On 20 March 2020, the prefect of Martinique issued a restrictive decree prohibiting, for a month, access to all the beaches and rivers of the island, as well as prohibiting hiking. On 13 July 2021, a protest was held outside the prefecture in Fort de France against

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and the requirement for the health care practitioners to be vaccinated. On 30 July 2021, Martinique reentered lockdown. Shops are closed, except for food shops and

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. On 10 Aug 2021, a tighter lockdown was imposed to help prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed by a fourth wave of infections.

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Background

Timeline

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