| COVID-19 pandemic in Moldova | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Republic of Moldova |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Chișinău |
| Arrival date | 7 March 2020[1] (4 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 6 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 650,707[2] |
| Recovered | 608,658 (updated 23 July 2023) [3] |
Deaths | 12,281[2] |
| Fatality rate | 1.89% |
| Vaccinations | |
| Government website | |
| National Agency for Public Health | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Moldova was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached the Republic of Moldova on 7 March 2020, when a Moldovan woman who returned from Italy tested positive for the novel coronavirus. As the number of infected people started to rise during the next days, the Parliament declared a state of emergency on 17 March 2020 for the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova for a period of 60 days (17 March to 15 May 2020).
On 15 May 2020, the last day of the state of emergency declared by the Parliament on 17 March 2020, the Extraordinary National Commission of Public Health declared the state of emergency in public health for the entire territory of Moldova for the period of 16 May to 30 June 2020. On 9 June 2020, the total number of confirmed cases surpassed 10,000. On 1 September 2020, the number of deaths surpassed 1,000.
The vaccination process started on 2 March 2021 with AstraZeneca vaccine units donated by Romania to Moldova.
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