COVID-19 pandemic in the Isle of Man | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Isle of Man |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Arrival date | 19 March 2020 (4 years, 6 months and 3 days) |
Confirmed cases | 38,008[1] |
Recovered | 37,892[2] |
Deaths | 116[1] |
Fatality rate | 0.3% |
Government website | |
Isle of Man Government COVID-19 |
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COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies |
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(Part of the global COVID-19 pandemic) |
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Isle of Man is 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 British crown dependency of the Isle of Man on 19 March 2020, when a man returning from Spain via Liverpool tested positive.[3] Community transmission was first confirmed on 22 March on the island.[4]
The government announced the closure of the island's borders and ports to new arrivals starting on 27 March 2020, with the exception of freight and key workers.[5][6]
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