COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka
| COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 (coronavirus) |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location |  Sri Lanka |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Colombo |
| Date | 27 January 2020 – ongoing (6 years, 5 months and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 915[1][2] |
| Recovered | 382[1] |
Deaths | 9[1] |
| Government website | |
| epid.gov.lk | |
The COVID-19 pandemic was first confirmed in Sri Lanka on 27 January 2020, after a 44-year-old Chinese woman from Hubei Province in China was admitted to the National Institute of Infection Diseases.[3]
As of 13 May 2020, 889 confirmed cases were reported in the country with 9 deaths.[4] On 3 March 2020, the first reported case involving a Sri Lankan origin outside Sri Lanka was reported in Italy.
By 23 March, forty-five quarantine centers had been built in the country by the Sri Lanka Army.[5] Nearly 3,500 people were under quarantine in 45 quarantine centers which also included 31 foreigners from 14 countries.[6]
By 25 March 2020, Sri Lankan authorities tracked down over 14,000 people who had contacted the identified patients and had ordered self-quarantine for such people.[7]
As of 16 April 2020, Sri Lanka was named as 16th high risk country prone to virus pandemic.[8] Sri Lanka was ranked 9th best country in the world for its successful immediate response on tackling the virus.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 "COVID-19 Situation Report". Health Promotion Bureau (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ↑ "Epidemiology Unit". Ministry of Health (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ↑ "First patient with coronavirus reported in Sri Lanka". Colombo Page. 27 January 2020. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ↑ "Daily updated report of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka". Epidemiology Unit. 2020-03-18. Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ↑ "Establishment of 12 Corona Quarantine Centers Island wide". Hiru News. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka extends nationwide curfew to fight coronavirus pandemic". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka, Vietnam in Coronavirus battle to stem the deadly Covid-91 pandemic". economynext.com. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka ranked 16th among high risk countries for COVID – 19". Sri Lanka News – Newsfirst. 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ↑ "SL performs well in fighting Coronavirus & ranked 9 in GRID Index". Sri Lanka News – Newsfirst. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-04-17.