COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Pierre and Miquelon

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon on 5 April 2020. Earlier, ferry service[2] between Newfoundland and Saint Pierre and Miquelon had been suspended. Air and ferry service between the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon have been reduced.[3] The tourism sector is expected to be affected by the pandemic and related measures.[4] The collectivity has been under lockdown since 17 March 2020.[5]

COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationSaint Pierre and Miquelon
Index caseSaint-Pierre
Arrival date5 April 2020
(10 months and 3 days)
Confirmed cases16 [1]
Recovered13
Deaths
0

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.[6][7]

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[8][9] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[10][8]

Timeline

April 2020

On 5 April, the first case was confirmed in the collectivity.[11]

On 25 April, the Overseas Minister announced a gradual deconfinement in Saint Pierre and Miquelon starting Monday 27 April. The majority of businesses were reopened except for bars and restaurants. Schools were reopened in the first week of May. Travel between the two islands resumed on 11 May. Restrictions on sports and gatherings remained in place and there has been review of the deconfinement every two weeks.[12]

May 2020

On 4 May, it was reported that the more than 270 students stranded in metropolitan France and Canada would return to Saint Pierre and Miquelon from 12 May onward. They were quarantined for 14 days and tested. The students in metropolitan France were repatriated in two groups.[13]

See also

References
  1. https://covid19.who.int/region/amro/country/pm
  2. "Ferry service between Fortune, NL and St. Pierre-Miquelon halted amid coronavirus crisis". The Telegram. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. Dotte, Frédéric (26 March 2020). "Coronavirus : réduction des rotations aériennes et maritimes entre Saint-Pierre et Miquelon". Saint-Pierre et Miquelon la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. Robinson, Andrew. "St-Pierre-Miquelon tourism sector bracing for COVID-19 challenges | The Journal Pioneer". www.journalpioneer.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. "Coronavirus : confinement total à Saint-Pierre et Miquelon". Saint-Pierre et Miquelon la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. 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.
  8. "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  9. "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.
  10. "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  11. "Saint-Pierre et Miquelon : un "porteur sain", premier cas avéré de Covid-19". www.cnews.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  12. "Covid-19: Déconfinement progressif à Saint-Pierre et Miquelon à partir de lundi". Outremers 360 (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  13. "Coronavirus : les étudiants rentreront à partir du 12 mai à Saint-Pierre et Miquelon". St-Pierre & Miqueon la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2020.


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