COVID-19 pandemic in Albania

COVID-19 pandemic in Albania
COVID-19 pandemic in Albania
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Albania
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Index case	Tirana
Arrival date	8 March 2020; (4 years, 2 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Confirmed cases	334,863
Active cases	6,383
Recovered	201,282
Deaths	3,605
Fatality rate	1.08%
Vaccinations	1,348,396 (total vaccinated); 1,277,987 (fully vaccinated); 3,080,679 (doses administered);
Government website
	coronavirus.al; shendetesia.gov.al;

The COVID-19 pandemic in Albania 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 first case in the Republic of Albania was reported in Tirana on 8 March 2020, when a patient and his adult son who had come from Florence, Italy tested positive.^[3] Both men later recovered.

On 21 December 2020, health minister Ogerta Manastirliu announced that the country has decided to suspend flights to and from the UK until 6 January 2021 because of what was then a new COVID-19 mutation that transmits more quickly than other variants. All passengers arriving from the UK by land had to self-isolate for 14 days upon entry. The flight suspension took effect on Tuesday, 22 December.^[4]

As of 4 February 2023, 3,058,102 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Albania.^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ritchie, Hannah; Mathieu, Edouard; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Beltekian, Diana; Dattani, Saloni; Roser, Max (2020–2022). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Lajme Archives". Ministria e Shëndetësisë dhe Mbrojtjes Sociale (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ "Ministria e Shëndetësisë: Konfirmohen dy rastet e para me koronavirusin e ri" (in Albanian). Ministry of Health and Social Protection. 9 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Albania suspends UK flights over new Covid-19 variant - report". SeeNews. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ "Albania: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data". covid19.who.int. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

[Template:COVID-19_data-1] Ritchie, Hannah; Mathieu, Edouard; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Beltekian, Diana; Dattani, Saloni; Roser, Max (2020–2022). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

[Shendetesia-2] "Lajme Archives". Ministria e Shëndetësisë dhe Mbrojtjes Sociale (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[3] "Ministria e Shëndetësisë: Konfirmohen dy rastet e para me koronavirusin e ri" (in Albanian). Ministry of Health and Social Protection. 9 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[4] "Albania suspends UK flights over new Covid-19 variant - report". SeeNews. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[5] "Albania: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data". covid19.who.int. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

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