The first case in Northern Cyprus was recorded on 10 March, when a local returned home from a trip to Europe.
[7][8] 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.
[13][11] The first case of SARS-CoV-2 in Northern Cyprus was identified by the Health Minister Ali Pilli as a female German tourist on 9 March 2020.
[14] On 10 March, people found to have been in contact with the patient, including every passenger on the same plane were quarantined in three different hotels.
[15] Starting 11 March, foreign nationals were barred from entering Northern Cyprus, with some exceptions for those holding valid Alien Resident Certificates, diplomatic credentials, or other official documentation and special permits.
[21] There have been no new reported cases of coronavirus infections for the past ten days and the last COVID-19 death in North Cyprus was on 13 April.
Early medical intervention has meant 99 of those who tested positive for coronavirus in the TRNC have made a full recovery.
On 12 March 2020, the Turkish republic of northern Cyprus government shut schools and banned mass gatherings as precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which the World Health Organization declared a pandemic.