COVID-19 pandemic in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville

COVID-19 pandemic in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationAutonomous Region of Bougainville
Arrival dateAugust 7, 2020
(4 years, 3 months and 4 days)
Confirmed cases1,202[1]
Recovered1,186
Deaths
19
Government website
Autonomous Region of Bougainville State of Emergency (SOE) COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The Autonomous Region of Bougainville's confirmed its first case of the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, August 7, 2020, in Arawa, Bougainville.[2] The first documented arrival of COVID-19 in Bougainville occurred just before the start of the Bougainvillean general and presidential elections, which took place over the course of three weeks beginning on August 12, 2020, and ending on September 1, 2020.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Covid-19 Level - Bougainville".
  2. ^ a b "Awareness of Covid-19 measures ramps up ahead of Bougainville vote". Radio New Zealand International. 2020-08-10. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  3. ^ "Bougainville electoral staff off to polling stations". Radio New Zealand International. 2020-08-06. Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-12.