On 23 March, the first case in the Turks and Caicos Islands was confirmed. On 27 March, The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force issued a mandatory stay at home order and curfew. Violators of the order were subject to fines, imprisonment and confiscation of vehicles.
April 2020
On 5 April, the first death due to Covid-19 had been announced. It was a middle-aged man who had recently travelled to the United States. On 17 April, the United Kingdom send medical supplies to the Turk and Caicos Islands in three batches. On 18 April, a patient transferred from the Turks and Caicos Islands to Jamaica for advanced critical care tested positive for Covid-19. On 24 April, it was announced that the Turks and Caicos Islands now have the ability to test for Covid-19 locally and will commence widespread testing. Up to now the samples were forwarded to the Caribbean Public Health Agency.
May 2020
On 1 May, residents which are struggling to make ends meet will receive $200 food vouchers for a period of three months. On 12 May, the number of active cases was zero. One person left the country which accounts for the math. As of 14 May there were no active cases, however 54 people were in quarantine or under observation with 5 suspected cases.
June 2020
On 20 June, two new cases had been discovered. One case was a quarantined resident who had returned to the island, the second had been in contact with the aforementioned person. On 25 June, two cases of community spread had been discovered on the island. On 29 June, an elderly man with underlying health conditions died from COVID-19.
Prevention measures
All schools have been shut for a month.
The Ministry of Health also enacted section 18 of the Emergency Powers Regulations 2020, making it a criminal offence to spread or disseminate unverified or false information about the virus, whether the direct source of the information or not.
Cruise ships have been banned with the only port on the island of Grand Turk shut down until 30 June.
All airports, seaports, beaches, schools, restaurants and other businesses are closed until 4 May. This was extended until 22 July.
Wearing of face masks is mandatory.
From 27 March the Turks and Caicos Islands will be under full lock down for three weeks. The lock down will end on 4 May and a phased reopening will commence. Curfew had ended on 22 June.
