COVID-19 pandemic in Bonaire
The COVID-19 pandemic in Bonaire was part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire on 16 April 2020. On 28 April, all cases recovered.[2] On 14 July, two new cases were discovered.[3] On 13 August, all cases recovered.[1]
COVID-19 pandemic in Bonaire
Background[edit]
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.[4][5]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[6][7] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[8][6]
Bonaire is only a small island with a population of 20,915 people,[9] and testing for COVID-19 is in limited supply. They have both PCR and antigen testing.[10]