COVID-19 pandemic in World Island

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached World Island in January of 2020. The index case was a woman in Parqoia, Hasbana. Other information regarding patient zero is being kept private. Immediately, the woman was hospitalized, and people she remembered coming into contact with in the 72 hours prior to testing positive were also isolated. Sudori county was placed under lock down, with all non-essential businesses and schools closed, on February 3 as ordered by President Brand. The Altapine Republic was also placed under lock down by Governor Campbell on February 1.

Despite these efforts, the disease made it's way into surrounding counties and into Perrennia (having it's index case confirmed in Cabana on February 8). COVID-19 cases grew exponentially in Perrennia's poorer areas. The nation went into lock down of February 13, as ordered by President Goldsmith. Hasbana issued a national lock down the next day.

On February 24, President Goldsmith made the controversial decision to make testing mandatory in Perrennia. He redistributed the national budget to put Ɍ140 million extra towards the healthcare sector, and negotiated with President Brand and Mayor Ecarez to have a limited number of patients in Cabana hospitals transferred to Hoape if over-crowding became prevalent, as the city is well known for it's healthcare. Currently in Hoape, the Jonas Bonvolo Medical Laboratory is devoted to finding a COVID-19 vaccine.

Due to regulation, high participation of social distancing and isolation, better medical care, and seasonal weather shifts, Perrennia was able to begin Phase 1 of re-opening the country on June 26, after having not recorded a new case of the virus for five days. Hasbana and the Altapine Republic, however, are still continuing to struggle to get the disease under control.

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