On 19 March 2020, President Alberto Fernández announced a mandatory lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. Ī few countries and territories did not use the strategy, including Japan, Belarus, Nicaragua, Sweden, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tanzania, two states in Brazil and certain United States states.Ĭountries and territories with lockdowns As of October 2021, the city of Melbourne, Australia, and certain cities in Peru and Chile spent the most cumulative days in lockdown over separate periods, although measures varied between these countries. The world's longest continuous lockdown lasting 234 days took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2020. On 24 March 2020, the entire 1.3 billion population of India was ordered to stay at home during its lockdown, making it the largest of the pandemic. īeginning with the first lockdown in China's Hubei province and nationwide in Italy in March, lockdowns continued to be implemented in many countries throughout 20. Schools, universities and colleges have closed either on a nationwide or local basis in 63 countries, affecting approximately 47 percent of the world's student population. In many cases, only essential businesses are allowed to remain open. Some include total movement control while others have enforced restrictions based on time. The pandemic has now killed more than 355,000 people worldwide and more than 100,000 people in the United States.Countries and territories around the world enforced lockdowns of varying stringency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 26 that were previously believed to be the nation's first. That death occurred weeks earlier than the COVID-19 deaths in the Seattle area on Feb. The CDC confirms that tissue from an individual in Santa County, California, who died Feb. and Europe, with limited evidence showing direct introductions from China or other countries in Asia.Īpril 21, 2020: Autopsy revels 1st US COVID-19 death was earlier than previously thought Researchers traced the origin of New York City's outbreak and found it was primarily linked to untracked transmission between the U.S. New York State logs a record 12,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day.Īpril 9, 2020: Evidence that first COVID-19 cases in NYC came from EuropeĪ new study finds evidence that the first COVID-19 cases in New York City originated in Europe and occurred as early as February. Given testing shortages, undiagnosed cases and suspicions about governments obscuring the scope of their respective outbreaks, the actual number of people sickened is believed to be much higher.Īpril 4, 2020: New York sets single-day record for new COVID-19 cases More than 1 million people around the world have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Johnson will continue to lead the government via video conferences.Īpril 2, 2020: Global cases hit 1 million March 27, 2020: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positiveīoris Johnson, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, tests positive for COVID-19 after having a high fever and persistent cough. The following week, COVID-19 deaths in Spain would similarly eclipse deaths in China. Italy's death toll tops 4,000, making it the first country to report more overall deaths than China, despite its much smaller population. March 19, 2020: Italy's death toll surpasses China's
The country is still seeing travel-related COVID-19 cases and it remains to be seen whether China will be able to prevent a second wave of infection, once the government's strict lockdown measures are lifted. If the trend holds for 14 days, it could be a sign that China's outbreak is ending. March 18, 2020: China reports no new local infectionsĬhina reports no new domestic infections in the country for the first time since the outbreak began. Six countries in the San Francisco area ordered to "shelter in place" for three weeks, meaning residents are required to remain at home unless they are leaving the house for an essential reason, or are exercising outdoors. March 17, 2020: Northern Californians ordered to 'shelter in place'
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