On 18 March, the first case in Montserrat was confirmed. The patient had travelled from London to Antigua before arriving in Montserrat. On the 13 March the authorities had notified that a COVID-19 patient had been discovered on that flight and subsequently all passengers were quarantined and tested. On 23 March, the second case was confirmed. The patient had no travel history and was the first case of community spread. On 26 March, three more cases were confirmed to be positive bringing the total to five cases of COVID-19 on the island of Montserrat.
April 2020
On 7 April, the number of cases had increased to eight. On 24 April, the first death related to COVID-19 on Montserrat, that of a 92-year female, was sadly announced. On 25 April, Montserrat had been without new infections for its second week.
May 2020
On 6 May, Premier Joseph E. Farrell announced that the testing machines for COVID-19 will arrive shortly and that island will soon be able to test. On 12 May, a business impact assessment was released. COVID-19 caused US$3.6 million in economic disruption. On 15 May, it was reported that there are no more active cases on Montserrat.
July 2020
On 10 July, a new case had been discovered. The person had been on the island since March. Contact tracing is under way.
26 February: Travel restriction extended to Northern Italy.
14 March: Schools are closed and gatherings over 50 people are prohibited. Visits of hospitals and senior citizens homes are prohibited.
21 March: Gatherings over 25 are prohibited. Mandatory 14 day quarantine for travellers.
25 March: Gatherings over 4 are prohibited. Curfew will be instituted between 19:00 and 05:00. Non-essential travel is prohibited. Non-residents are banned to enter by plane or ship.
28 March: 24 hour curfew from 28 March until 14 April.
9 April: 7 day complete shutdown came into effect and the curfew was extended to 30 April. On 11 and 12 April, people were allowed to shop for essential goods in four groups based on their last name.
17 April: Shutdown extended to 1 May. Between 20 and 22 April people will be allowed to shop for essential goods based on their last name.
29 April: There will be limited opening for essential business from May 1 until May 7. People will be allowed to leave their house for essential business and limited exercise outside.
6 May: People are allowed in public on Monday to Friday between 05:00 and 19:00 for essential business. People are allowed to engage in an activity alone or with no more than 4 members of the same household between 05:00 and 08:00 and 16:00 to 18:30.
22 May: Curfew will be modified to 20:00 to 05:00. There will be no weekend lock-down. All retail stores can reopen. Restaurant can reopen as take away only. Construction work can resume. Visits to retirement homes are possible for family only. Barbers, churches, buses, and taxis are allowed to reopen with strict conditions. Bars, night clubs, gyms, and schools will remain closed.
