covid-19 pandemic in akrotiri and dhekelia covid-19 pandemic in akrotiri and dhekelia the covid-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the british overseas territory of akrotiri and dhekelia in march 2020. covid-19 pandemic in akrotiri and dhekeliadiseasecovid-19virus strainsars-cov-2locationakrotiri and dhekeliaarrival date15 march 2020(3 years, 1 month and 4 weeks)confirmed cases11recovered0deaths0 part of a series on thecovid-19 pandemicin the united kingdom, british overseas territories and crown dependencies history responses legislation statistics (part of the global covid-19 pandemic) locations london countries england scotland wales northern ireland crown dependencies guernsey isle of man jersey british overseas territories anguilla akrotiri and dhekelia bermuda british indian ocean territory british virgin islands cayman islands falkland islands gibraltar montserrat saint helena, ascension and tristan da cunha turks and caicos islands pitcairn islands british overseas territories without confirmed cases british antarctic territory south georgia and the south sandwich islands timelines united kingdom january-june 2020 july–december 2020 january-june 2021 july–december 2021 january-june 2022 july-december 2022 2023 england january-june 2020 july–december 2020 2021 2022 scotland 2020 2021 2022 wales 2020 2021 2022 northern ireland 2020 2021 2022 key topics healthcare vaccination temporary hospitals covid passports responses government response contract controversies lockdown public inquiry contact tracing military (domestic, overseas) impacts society economy education politics retail covid-19 portal category 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 city, hubei province, china, which was reported to the who on 31 december 2019. the case fatality ratio for covid-19 has been much lower than sars of 2003, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll. from 19 march, public health england no longer classified covid-19 as a "high consequence infectious disease". timeline march 2020 on 13 march, cyprus implemented a 14-day self-isolation rule for all people travelling from the united kingdom. this measure includes arrivals from the united kingdom travelling to the sovereign bases of akrotiri and dhekelia. several people were self-isolating within the bases and being tested. all sporting activities, visits, and non-essential exercises within the bases were cancelled, in an effort to reduce the number of outside visitors. on 15 march, the first two cases in akrotiri and dhekelia were confirmed, both members of the uk armed forces permanently based at raf akrotiri. they arrived at paphos airport on 13 march. they self-isolated and were tested positive after developing mild symptoms. immediately after, the bfc joint services health unit started contact tracing. on 18 march, a third case was confirmed. april 2020 on that same day, the bases announced that all six schools in akrotiri and dhekelia would be closed until 20 april.