COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Barthélemy
| COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Saint Barthélemy |
| Arrival date | 1 March 2020 (1 year, 11 months, 2 weeks and 4 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 974[1] |
| Active cases | 33 (as of 25 November) |
| Recovered | 94[1] |
Deaths | 1[1] |
| Government website | |
| guadeloupe.ars.sante.fr | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Barthélemy is part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached the French overseas collectivity of Saint Barthélemy on 1 March 2020. The last positive case was on 31 March 2020.[2] On 21 April, the last case recovered.[3] Between 18 and 24 July, a new case was imported.[4]
Background
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus 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.[5][6]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[7][8] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[9][7]
Saint Barthélemy is a small island with a population of 9,793 people[10] The island has a small hospital (Hôpital de Bruyn), however testing for COVID-19[11] and specialized health care has to be performed in Guadeloupe.[12][13] As an overseas collectivity crises are handled by the Prefect. The island can start testing locally in early May.[14]
Timeline
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Cases
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Deaths
March 2020
A resident of the French island of Saint Barthélemy was diagnosed with COVID-19 on 1 March. His parents on the neighbouring island of Saint Martin also tested positive.[23]
Three cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) were confirmed in the French island of St. Barthélemy (St. Barts) and French Saint Martin on 1 March. The cases were confirmed by the Institut Pasteur Laboratory of Guadeloupe which is conducting tests for the virus. The case involves a resident of St. Barthélemy and his visiting relatives. The person was confined at home in St. Barthélemy and under daily surveillance while his parents are isolated in the Louis-Constant Fleming Hospital in French Saint Martin. The couple had come from Paris, France, to visit their son, who lives in Saint-Barthélemy.[11]
Containment was put in place on 15 March with limitation of outings and prohibition of swimming.
In all, 6 people were sick (3 men and 3 women). None of them developed any serious symptoms requiring hospitalization.
On 24 March, the confinement orders have been strengthened: people may only leave their house for essential travel; markets are closed; gatherings are forbidden; non-essential businesses should close.[24]
April 2020
On 16 April, after two weeks without new cases, swimming was again authorized on the beaches of the island.[25]
The last case on the island was declared cured on 21 April.[3]
As of 23 April, the Pasteur Institute in Guadeloupe have analysed 84 tests from Saint Barthélemy. Special monitoring is carried out at retirement homes (EHPAD), however no cases have been reported for the island.[26]
On 24 April, Air Caraïbes announced that flights between Saint Martin (Grand Case-Espérance Airport not Princess Juliana International Airport), Saint Barthélemy, and Gaudeloupe will be resuming as of today.[27]
On 30 April, Bruno Magras, president of the collectivity, announce that all services, including schools, restaurants, bars, sport and cultural activities will reopen on 11 May.[28]
May 2020
On 2 May, the Collectivity announced the arrival of local testing equipment, and will be able to test up to 16 tests per hour to prepare for deconfinement and a return of the virus. €2 million has been allocated for testing since April.[14]
On 9 May, an amendment of Michel Magras, Senator of Saint Barthélemy, to limit the quarantine to people who had tested positive, in order to resume tourism, failed to pass.[29]
Preventive measures
- The airport and port are closed.[30] Local flights have been allowed again since 24 April.[27]
- All restaurants and bars were closed, all schools were closed, and all gatherings were banned. Until 11 May when President Bruno Magras allowed their reopening.[30]
- All non-essential businesses are closed.[24]
- It is prohibited to leave the house except for essential journeys.[30]
- The restriction of visits to the beach and swimming have been repealed as of 16 April.[25]
- From 11 May onwards, schools, businesses, restaurants, bars will reopen as long as they abide to social distancing.[31]
Statistics
Second wave
Chronology of the number of active cases
First wave
Chronology of the number of active cases
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "ARS reports active COVID-19 cases in St. Martin down to 85". The Daily Herald.sx. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus : 21 cas confirmés à Saint-Martin, 3 de plus en 24 heures". Guadeloupe la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- 1 2 "Point de situation au 21 avril 2020" (PDF). Bulletin de l'ARS. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ "Three new COVID-19 cases on French side, one in St. Barths". The Daily Herald.sx. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ↑ Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ↑ Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- 1 2 "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ↑ "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ↑ "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ↑ "Populations légales des collectivités d'outre-mer en 2016". Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (in French). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- 1 2 "Breaking News: Three cases of coronavirus confirmed in St. Barthélemy, Saint Martin". The Daily Observer. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ↑ Nash, KC (2008). St Barts Travel Adventures. Hunter Publishing, Inc. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-58843-704-4.
- ↑ "The World Fact Book". Introduction. CIA Fact Book. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- 1 2 "PCR, drive, test : Saint-Barthélemy se prépare au déconfinement quasi-total le 11 mai". Outre-mers 360 (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ↑ "French side: Active COVID cases up to seven, ARS reports". Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ↑ "French St. Martin active cases now 16 after nine new cases reported". Saba News. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ↑ "ARS update declares 29 active COVID-19 cases in St. Martin". The Daily Herald.sx. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "French side: ARS confirms 12 more COVID cases registered on Monday". Saba News. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ↑ "Active COVID-19 cases climb to 117 on French St. Martin". The Daily Herald.sx. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ↑ "French side: ARS discloses 1 death, 26 new COVID-19 cases". Saba News. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ↑ "43 new COVID-19 cases but recoveries increasing". The Daily Herald.sx. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ "No more daily reports". ARS Guadeloupe via Facebook (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus : premiers cas confirmés en Outre-mer, à Saint-Martin et Saint-Barth". Polynésie la 1ère (in French). Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- 1 2 "French PM revises confinement measures effective March 24". The Daily Herald.sx. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- 1 2 "LA BAIGNADE ET LES ENGINS BRUYANTS DE NOUVEAU AUTORISÉS À COMPTER DE DEMAIN". Le journal de Saint-Barth. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ "A Saint-Barth, 84 patients ont été dépistés depuis le 28 février". Journal de Saint Barth (in French). Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- 1 2 "Air Caraïbes resuming flights to Guadeloupe as of April 24". The Daily Herald.sx. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ↑ "Déconfinement (quasi)total de Saint-Barth le 11 mai : demande acceptée par l'Elysée". Le Journal de Saint-Barth (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus: le Parlement adopte la prolongation de l'état d'urgence sanitaire jusqu'au 10 juillet". Outre-mer la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Coronavirus: Spain and France announce sweeping restrictions". BBC News. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ↑ "Saint-Barthélémy : un déconfinement "total" est annoncé pour le 11 mai". Gaudeloupe la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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