Abstract
Belize is a small Caribbean country in Central America with limited resources in public health. Amidst a global pandemic, urgent attention was given to mitigating the spread of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in order to prevent a public health catastrophe. Early intervention on a national level was key to preventing the importation of cases and subsequent community transmission. Limiting the conglomeration of people, implementation of curfews, closures of school and universities, government-mandated social distancing, and extensive contact tracing may have mitigated the exponential spread of COVID-19. Mandatory mask-wearing in public may have helped to prevent spread between asymptomatic carriers to susceptible individuals. A low population density may have also contributed to containing the virus.
Highlights
OVERVIEW The information gathered in this article includes official press releases from the Government of Belize, statistics from the Ministry of Health’s website, and internet searches on Pubmed and the World Health Organization
The reopening was not a complete return to normal because mask-wearing in public and social distancing guidelines were enforced by law
COVID-19 OUTBREAK PHASE On March 23rd the Ministry of Health announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Belize, identified in a female patient living on Ambergris Caye, the country’s most populated island with approximately 16, 000 people
Summary
OVERVIEW The information gathered in this article includes official press releases from the Government of Belize, statistics from the Ministry of Health’s website, and internet searches on Pubmed and the World Health Organization. COVID-19 OUTBREAK PHASE On March 23rd the Ministry of Health announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Belize, identified in a female patient living on Ambergris Caye, the country’s most populated island with approximately 16, 000 people.
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