[3] 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.

[8][6] From 19 March, Public Health England no longer classified COVID-19 as a "high consequence infectious disease".

An extension of the hospital had been planned,[11] however the Anguilla Health Care Foundation is still raising funds for the project.

[20] On 8 April, the Anguilla Youth Sports Foundation donated gloves, masks and hand sanitisers to the Princess Alexandra Hospital.

[1] On 22 November a new imported case was announced, in a recently arrived person from the US, who remained asymptomatic and isolated in an approved location.

[31] From 29 April onward, churches, places of worship, all retail stores, hair salons and barber shops, accommodation suppliers, gyms and spas, recreational facilities, official lotteries, restaurants and bars can re-open, as long as social distancing is observed.

Social distancing must be maintained and every establishment may only permit 1 person per 30 square feet and place markers where people should queue up.

[34] From 1 June onward, internal restrictions on public gatherings and the movement of people were removed based on the epidemiological situation.