COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Artsakh explained

COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Artsakh
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Disease:COVID-19
Virus Strain:SARS-CoV-2
Location:Artsakh
First Case:Mirik, Kashatagh Province
Arrival Date:7 April 2020
Origin:Artashat, Armenia
Recovery Cases:337
Deaths:30
Confirmed Cases:2,749[1]

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread in April 2020 to the Republic of Artsakh (a de facto independent republic which existed on territory de jure part of Azerbaijan between 1991 and 2023). The first infected person was from the village of Mirik in the province of Kashatagh who contracted the virus from Armenia.[2]

Through May 2021, Artsakh is reported to have performed 25,040 tests, of which 2,749 were positive.[3]

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.[4] [5]

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 was much lower than SARS of 2003,[6] [7] but the transmission was significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[8] [6]

Timeline

March 2020

The border of the Republic of Artsakh with Armenia was closed in order to prevent the virus from spreading to the unrecognized republic, which had its general elections on 31 March.

April 2020

On 7 April, the Ministry of Health of the Artsakh Republic reported about its first coronavirus case after one of two suspected cases tested positive for COVID-19.[9] The person is from Mirik.

On 9 April, three people were tested, of whom two tested positive for COVID-19, though one of them is a citizen of Armenia. The local who tested positive had registered to vote in Moshatagh (near Mirik).[10] At this point, all known cases in Artsakh were from the province of Kashatagh.

On 10 April, one of the two additional confirmed cases was from Karvachar, Shahumyan, making it the second province in Artsakh to have a confirmed case.[11]

On 15 April, in accordance with a decision taken by the Artsakh Republic's Special Commission on the Emergency Situation on 14 April, the free movement of people in the villages of Mirik, Moshatagh, Tsitsernavank, Karvachar, in the Kashatagh region, as well as the Verin Horatagh, Kochoghot and Haterk communities of the Martakert region were restricted to the administrative boundaries of the respective villages and regions.[12]

May 2020

As of 24 May, there have been 33 cases in Artsakh.[13]

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war

Several outlets reported increased cases of COVID-19 in Nagorno-Karabakh, particularly the city of Stepanakert, where the population is forced to live in overcrowded bunkers, due to Azerbaijan artillery and drone strikes, and difficulty in testing and contact tracing.[14] [15]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: First coronavirus case recorded in Artsakh - aysor.am - Hot news from Armenia. LLC. Helix Consulting. www.aysor.am. en. 2020-04-08. 2020-04-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20200410064337/https://www.aysor.am/en/news/2020/04/07/artsakh-coronavirus/1681590. live.
  3. Web site: В Арцахе выявлено три новых случая заражения коронавирусом . 2021-05-25 . 2021-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210525171057/https://www.aysor.am/ru/news/2021/05/25/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%86%D0%B0%D1%85-%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81/1836753 . live .
  4. Web site: Novel Coronavirus Information Center . Elsevier . Elsevier Connect. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200130171622/https://www.elsevier.com/connect/coronavirus-information-center. 30 January 2020. 15 March 2020.
  5. News: Reynolds . Matt . What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic? . 4 March 2020 . Wired UK. 5 March 2020 . 1357-0978. https://web.archive.org/web/20200305104806/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-coronavirus. 5 March 2020. live.
  6. Web site: Crunching the numbers for coronavirus . Imperial News. 13 March 2020 . 15 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200319084913/https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196137/crunching-numbers-coronavirus/. 19 March 2020. live.
  7. Web site: High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England . GOV.UK . en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200303051938/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid. 3 March 2020. 17 March 2020.
  8. Web site: World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus . www.wfsahq.org. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200312233527/https://www.wfsahq.org/resources/coronavirus. 12 March 2020. 15 March 2020.
  9. Web site: First coronavirus case reported in Karabakh. news.am. en. 2020-04-08. 2020-04-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20200410065425/https://news.am/eng/news/571021.html. live.
  10. Web site: 2 out of 3 citizens tested for coronavirus in Artsakh have positive results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200411170958/https://news.am/eng/news/571557.html . 2020-04-11 .
  11. Web site: COVID-19 Daily Briefing (April 10). 10 April 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200411150908/https://www.evnreport.com/covid-19/covid-19-daily-briefing-april-10 . 2020-04-11 .
  12. Web site: COVID-19 Daily Briefing (April 14). 14 April 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200422155726/https://www.evnreport.com/covid-19/covid-19-daily-briefing-april-14 . 2020-04-22 .
  13. Web site: Coronavirus live updates Ban on entering and exiting Tbilisi lifted. 2020-05-11. OC Media. en-US. 2020-05-11. 2020-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20200514195900/https://oc-media.org/coronavirus-live-updates-11-may/. live.
  14. Web site: Coronavirus spreads in Nagorno-Karabakh amid heavy fighting. 2020-10-21. www.apnews.com. Associated Press. 2020-10-26. 2020-10-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021114239/https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-pandemics-azerbaijan-armenia-europe-14f519a45ce899c2c7a52cba7c876850. live.
  15. Web site: Coronavirus thrives in Karabakh's bomb shelters. 2020-10-24. www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. 2020-10-26. 2020-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028205544/https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-thrives-in-karabakh-s-bomb-shelters-1.5159270. live.

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