COVID-19 pandemic in the Kingdom of Sierra

  

COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra
Confirmed <10   Confirmed 10–49   Confirmed 50–99   Confirmed 100–500   Confirmed 500–999   Confirmed 1,000+
(clockwise from top) A hand sanitizer dispenser at Porciúncula International Airport An empty supermarket shelf for hand sanitizers, due to panic buying A microbiologist extracting the coronavirus in a Santa Clara lab
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Sierra
Index case	Sierra Rothenburg, Orange Worldwide Wuhan, Hubei, China
Arrival date	January 25, 2020 (4 years, 5 months and 2 days ago)
Confirmed cases	175,320 (RCDC confirmed)
Active cases	94,827
Recovered	80,493
Deaths	4,211

The first confirmed case of the COVID-19 pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was announced on January 25, 2020. By March 8, 2020, diagnosed cases of the novel coronavirus exceeded 100 and by March 15, 2020, the number of active cases exceeded 500. The first death was announced on February 21, 2020 in Tahoe. As of March 17, 18 of the 23 provinces of Sierra, 2 of the 5 areas of the Deseret, and 3 of the 7 states of Hawaii, as well as the K.S. territories of the Channel Islands, the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Pacífico Norte, Pacífico Sur, Cancún, and the Yucatán had confirmed cases. On March 5, the government of San Francisco announced the first national case of community spread. Prime Minister Nemesis Heartwell declared a state of national emergency on March 13, 2020.

Most of the cases are concentrated in the Styxie, particularly the provinces of Santa Clara, San Joaquin, and Tahoe. More than half of the cases in early March occurred in Northern Sierra. In the Southwest Corridor, the Gold Coast and Orange were the epicenters of the localized outbreak. Up until early March, all confirmed cases were linked to international travelers or repatriated Sierran nationals who had contacted the disease abroad. Following a cluster of community spread and transmission of the disease within Northern Sierra, provincial and local governments began responding with various countermeasures. Most PSAs implemented school and daycare closures, bans against large public gatherings, closures of bars, restaurants, gyms, theaters, libraries, and other venues, and other nonessential facilities. Various private and public events were either postponed or cancelled, such as the federal election which was postponed by a month. As of March 17, the Sierran government has imposed travel restrictions on international travel, including bans against certain countries including China, Korea, and EU member states in the Schengen Area.

The pandemic has left a significant socioeconomic impact which has affected Sierra's economy, health care, education, industry, and public life. The Sierran government has promoted social distancing and is planning major economic stimulus legislation to protect the Sierran economy from fears of a recession. The Porciúncula Stock Exchange suffered one of its worst market crashes during the second week of March, losing more than 1,500 points during Black Thursday. The federal and provincial governments have also issued orders against price gouging and panic buying. In San Joaquin, Governor Allison Perry called the National Guard to enforce public order at supermarkets and pharmacies where violence was occurred over food and supply shortages. On March 19, 2020, San Francisco declared a statewide lockdown, which was superseded by a nationwide lockdown issued by royal edict from Queen Elizabeth II. The National Guard of Sierra has been activated and upgraded to full-time operations in order to assist the government in supporting the country during the lockdown.

Timeline

COVID-19 cases in Sierra  (  )      Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases
Date			# of cases
2020-01-26		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	2(n.a.)
⋮		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	2(n.a.)
2020-01-31		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	3(n.a.)
⋮		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	3(n.a.)
2020-02-02		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	6(n.a.)
⋮		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	6(n.a.)
2020-03-04		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	53(n.a.)
2020-03-05		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	60(+13%)
2020-03-06		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	69(+15%)
2020-03-07		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	88(+28%)
2020-03-08		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	114(+30%)
2020-03-09		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	133(+17%)
2020-03-10		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	157(+18%)
2020-03-11		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	177(+13%)
2020-03-12		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	198(+12%)
2020-03-13		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	247(+25%)
2020-03-14		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	335(+36%)
2020-03-15		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	392(+17%)
2020-03-16		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	472(+20%)
2020-03-17		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	598(+27%)
2020-03-18		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	675(+13%)
2020-03-19		​ ​ ​ ​ ​	1006(+49%)
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January–February

On January 25, the RCDCP confirmed the first national case of the coronavirus in Orange. The person, a man in his 50s, was hospitalized after checking in with symptoms of a high fever and breathing issues. He was later discharged on February 1 after his condition stabilized and was well enough to complete the rest of his recovery at home.

The Sierran government evacuated nearly 200 Ministry of Foreign Affairs diplomats, personnel, and their families from Wuhan, China to March Air Reserve Base near Riverside, Inland Empire on January 29. The evacuees were placed under a mandatory quarantine for 14 days and all were found to have not been infected. On the same day, a Chinese national who had recently traveled to Grands Ballons abroad a cruise on the Red Star Line Water Sheep was admitted to the hospital where he was tested positive for the coronavirus. The ship was quarantined for two weeks off the coast of Mexico at Puerto Vallarta, beginning on February 6, and returning back on February 20 where K.S. nationals were subject to an additional two-week quarantine while foreign nationals were sent back home. Seventeen of the 1,274 Sierran passengers were infected.

On February 2, the RCDCP confirmed its second case with a woman in Sanborn County, Santa Clara who recently returned from Wuhan. The third and fourth cases were also in the same province in San Benito County, which was the first instance of human-to-human transmission in the country.

On February 5, Sierra evacuated an additional 345 citizens from Wuhan and the Hubei Province, and took them to two locations: Frémont Air Force Base in Solano County, Tahoe and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, Laguna.

On February 15, the Sierran government evacuated 202 K.S. nationals aboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess, which was under quarantine in Yokohama, Japan. Six of those repatriated were initially infected with the coronavirus and additional fifteen were infected following their arrival to Sierra. All of the repatriated individuals were quarantined at the Frémont Air Force Base.

On February 26, a case of unknown origin was confirmed in western Tahoe. The person was tested for coronavirus several days prior, despite having no known exposure of the virus based on travel history or contact, and was confirmed positive by test results. It represented the first case in the country of community spread, heightening public health concerns.

March

On March 2, the first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Central Valley and two weeks later, a lockdown was declared by the provincial government. Around the same time, cases were confirmed in other southern provinces such as the Gold Coast, Kings, Laguna and Organge which had all declared states of emergency by the end of the month.

Government response

Federal

In February 1 2020, the Federal Coronavirus Response Task Force was formed by the Executive Council of Sierra with the intent on establishing a government task force to oversee, manage, coordinate and executive the federal and provincial governments' response to the COVID-19 pandemic with then Surgeon General Isabelle Huynh being appointed as chair of the task force.

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
• COVID-19 pandemic in North America