COVID-19 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER RESPONSE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE 34a, Totleben Blvd, 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria COVID-19 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 This report represents a summary of open source information, accumulated since the beginning of Corona virus pandemic. All views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author, unless otherwise stated and do not necessarily represent the official position of the CMDR COE or any government and non- government organization or other group. The author does not bear responsibility for incomplete or incorrect facts cited or referred to herein. The majority of reference materials include official documents published by the World Health Organization, governmental pages, and online statistical databases. 1 | P a g e COVID-19 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS AFRICA ............................................................................................................... 7 1. COVID-19 2020 overview. ........................................................................ 7 2. COVID-19 Impact. .................................................................................... 8 3. Conclusions ............................................................................................ 11 ALBANIA ........................................................................................................... 12 1. COVID-19 2020 overview. ...................................................................... 12 2. COVID-19 Impact. .................................................................................. 14 3. Conclusions ............................................................................................ 16 AUSTRIA ........................................................................................................... 17 1. COVID-19 2020 overview ....................................................................... 17 2. COVID-19 Impact. .................................................................................. 20 3. Conclusions ............................................................................................ 21 BULGARIA ......................................................................................................... 22 1. COVID-19 2020 overview ....................................................................... 22 2. COVID-19 Impact ................................................................................... 24 3. Conclusions ............................................................................................ 26 CANADA ........................................................................................................... 27 1. COVID-19 2020 overview. ...................................................................... 27 2. COVID-19 Impact. .................................................................................. 29 3. Conclusions ............................................................................................ 31 CHINA ............................................................................................................... 32 1. COVID-19 2020 overview ....................................................................... 32 2. COVID-19 Impact ................................................................................... 34 3. Conclusions ............................................................................................ 35 DENMARK ........................................................................................................ 37 1. COVID-19 2020 overview. ...................................................................... 37 2 | P a g e COVID-19 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 2. COVID-19 Impact. .................................................................................. 39 3. Conclusions ............................................................................................ 40 FINLAND ........................................................................................................... 41 1. COVID-19 2020 overview. ...................................................................... 41 2. COVID-19 Impact. .................................................................................. 43 3. Conclusions ............................................................................................ 45 FRANCE ............................................................................................................ 47 1. COVID-19 overview ................................................................................ 47 2. COVID-19 impact.................................................................................... 49 3. Conclusions ............................................................................................ 51 GERMANY ........................................................................................................ 52 1. COVID-19 Overview. ............................................................................... 52 2. COVID-19 Impact. .................................................................................. 53 3. Conclusions ............................................................................................ 56 GREECE ............................................................................................................. 57 1. COVID-19 Overview. ............................................................................... 57 2. COVID-19 Impact. .................................................................................. 58 3. Conclusions ............................................................................................ 60 HUNGARY ......................................................................................................... 61 1. COVID-19 2020 overview. ...................................................................... 61 2. COVID-19 Impact. .................................................................................. 64 3. Conclusions ............................................................................................ 65 INDIA ................................................................................................................ 67 1. COVID-19 2020 overview. ...................................................................... 67 2. COVID-19 Impact. .................................................................................. 69 3. Conclusions. ........................................................................................... 71 IRAN ................................................................................................................. 72 3 | P a g e COVID-19 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 1. COVID-19 2020 overview ....................................................................... 72 2. COVID-19 Impact. .................................................................................. 74 ISRAEL .............................................................................................................. 77 1. COVID-19 2020 overview ....................................................................... 77 2. COVID-19 Impact ................................................................................... 79 3. Conclusions ............................................................................................ 80 ITALY ................................................................................................................ 81 1. COVID-19 2020 overview ....................................................................... 81 2. COVID-19 Impact ................................................................................... 83 3. Conclusions ............................................................................................ 85 JAPAN ............................................................................................................... 87 1. COVID-19 2020 overview ....................................................................... 87 2. COVID-19 Impact. .................................................................................. 89 3. Conclusions ............................................................................................ 91 MEXICO ............................................................................................................ 93 1. COVID-19 overview ................................................................................ 93 2. COVID-19 impact.................................................................................... 96 3. Conclusions ............................................................................................ 98 NORTH MACEDONIA ........................................................................................ 99 1. COVID-19 2020 overview ....................................................................... 99 2. COVID-19 Impact. ................................................................................ 100 3. Conclusions .......................................................................................... 101 NORWAY ........................................................................................................ 102 1. COVID-19 2020 overview. .................................................................... 102 2. COVID-19 Impact. ................................................................................ 105 3. Conclusions .......................................................................................... 105 POLAND.........................................................................................................