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The COVID-19 pandemic in Monaco was a part of the ongoing 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 Monaco on 29 February 2020. As of 8 February 2021, the infection rate is 1 case per 19 inhabitants and the death rate is 1 in 1,613.[3] As of February 2022, a total of 9,053 people were affected by COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. As of 4 December 2022, a total of 71,027 vaccine doses have been administered.[4]
Background
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan, Hubei, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[5][6]
On 17 March, for the first time in his reign, Albert II addressed the nation in a serious speech reporting on the strengthening of quarantine measures.[14] Two days later Albert became the first head of state to test positive for coronavirus.[15] He later denied suggestions that he had infected Charles, Prince of Wales at an event the two had attended in London on 10 March.[16]
The Monaco Grand Prix was cancelled on 19 March after organizers were unable to rearrange a date for the race beyond the scheduled date of 24 May, marking the first time the event had not run since 1954.[17]
On 25 March, the Government announced that the number of people affected by the coronavirus had reached 31.[18]
Statistics
New cases per day
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Deaths per day
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