[5][6] 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.

On 13 March 2020, Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath announced the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the country - a 68-year-old man who arrived from the Netherlands and had been vacationing in Curaçao.

[2] On 18 March 2020, the first-diagnosed case in the country (68 year-old Dutch man) died at the Curaçao Medical Center.

[14] On 9 April 2020, Raymond Knops, Dutch Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, offered Curaçao an emergency loan of €90 million.

Ms. Karel Doorman was dispatched from Den Helder to assist with food aid, border control and public order.

[19] On 17 April 2020, the government announced a financial support program for companies, employees and the unemployed.

[25] Curaçao, Aruba and the Netherlands[26] have decided to return the American health workers due to breach of contract.

[27] On 28 April 2020, the US Consulate has arranged for a repatriation flight on 10 May for American citizens stranded on Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao.

The students no longer have a sedula[29] which is a Permanent residency status, and were therefore not eligible for the reparation flights which had taken place.

[30] On 30 April, Zita Jesus-Leito, Minister of Traffic and Transport, announced that reparation is not possible until at least 10 May.

There are an additional 200 people stuck in the United States, the Netherlands, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and other countries.

[32] On 9 June, Dr Izzy Gerstenbluth said that opening the borders on 1 July for travellers and tourists from the Netherlands is manageable, however Americans are too much of a risk.

[41] From 8 May 2020 onward, shelter in place will be lifted, businesses can reopen, restaurants and bars remain take away only, and gatherings over 25 people are prohibited.

[43] As of 12 June, travel between Curaçao and the BES islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba) will be possible without quarantine.

[45] As part of the austerity package, the Government of Curaçao announced a 12.5% cut on benefits for civil servants.

[48] On 24 June, a group of civil servants, who were joined by waste collectors from Selikor who faced dismissal as part of the cut backs, marched to Fort Amsterdam, where the Government is located, and demanded to speak with Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath[46] The demonstration turned into a riot during which the police cleared the square in front of Fort Amsterdam[48] using tear gas.

[48] 48 people have been arrested,[50] the city districts of Punda and Otrobanda were placed under lock-down until 25 June 05:00.