COVID-19 pandemic in Albania

COVID-19 pandemic in Albania
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationAlbania
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseTirana
Arrival date8 March 2020
(4 years, 10 months and 1 day)
Confirmed cases337,196[1]
Deaths
3,608[1]
Fatality rate1.07%
Vaccinations
  • 1,349,255[1] (total vaccinated)
  • 1,279,333[1] (fully vaccinated)
  • 3,088,966[1] (doses administered)
Government website

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Albania on 8 March 2020, a father and son who had travelled from Florence, Italy.[2]

As of 10 September 2020, there are 10,860 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Albania.[3]

Cases

After the first case was reported on 8 March, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection stated that a total of 65 people had been tested for COVID-19, 2 of whom were positive the following day.[4]

On 10 March, President Ilir Meta called for retired Albanian doctors to re-enter the work force.[5] Later that day, it was discovered that a Maryland woman had contracted novel coronavirus after visiting Albania, as well as spending time in a Turkish airport.[6]

The first death was also reported, an elderly woman in Durrës on 12 March.[7]

Response

On 12 March, Prime Minister Edi Rama declared a "war" on COVID-19.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ritchie, Hannah; Mathieu, Edouard; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Beltekian, Diana; Dattani, Saloni; Roser, Max (2020–2023). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  2. ↑ "Ministria e Shëndetësisë dhe Mbrojtjes Sociale". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "COVID-19/ Ministria e Shëndetësisë: Në 24 orët e fundit, 4 raste të reja në Tiranë dhe Berat". www.shendetesia.gov.al (in Albanian). 13 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ "Informacion i përditësuar për Koronavirusin COVID_19". www.shendetesia.gov.al (in Albanian). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "President Calls for Retired Doctors' Involvement in Fighting Coronavirus". Albanian Daily News. March 10, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Maryland woman who contracted novel coronavirus visited Albania, not Turkey, embassy says". Baltimore Sun. March 10, 2020. Archived from the original on March 11, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Informacion i përditësuar për Koronavirusin COVID_19". www.shendetesia.gov.al (in Albanian). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  8. ↑ Gjergj Erebara (March 12, 2020). "Albania Announces New "War" Measures Against Coronavirus". Balkan Insight.