2020 in Albania

Incumbents

• President: Ilir Meta
• Prime Minister: Edi Rama

  Events

• March 8 - 1st 2 cases of 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Albania, one of whom had traveled to Florence, Italy.
• March 9 - Ministry of Health and Social Protection states that a total of 65 people had been tested for COVID-19.
• March 10
• *a total of 114 people had been tested for COVID-19, 10 of whom were positive. Of these, 6 new cases were close contacts of the first 2, while the other 2 new cases had no connection. One such case was also from the city of Durrës.
• *President Ilir Meta calls for retired Albanian doctors to re-enter the work force.
• *it was discovered that a Maryland woman had contracted novel coronavirus after visiting Albania, as well as spending time in a Turkish airport.
• March 11 - a total of 241 people were tested, 15 of whom were positive. 12 cases were close contacts of the first case, while the other two were from Tirana and Lushnjë. The first death was also reported, an elderly woman in Durrës.
• March 12 - Vice Minister of Health and Social Protection Mira Rakacolli stated that during the last 24 hours 145 people had been tested for COVID-19, for a total of 298 tests performed. Of those, 23 cases tested positive for the disease, 18 of which were asymptomatic and in self-isolation and 5 were hospitalized. All cases were stated to have had history of travel to Italy or been in contact with someone who had. In total 134 people were in quarantine.
• March 15 - 42 cases were confirmed, 17 people were hospitalized, with 3 of them under intense hospital supervision.
• March 16 - 51 cases were confirmed, 23 people were hospitalized, with 3 of them under intense hospital supervision.
• March 17 - 55 cases were confirmed, 25 people were hospitalized, with 3 of them under intense hospital supervision.

  Births

Deaths

February

• February 7
• * Nexhmije Pagarusha, singer and actress
• February 26 – Nexhmije Hoxha, politician
• February 29 – Vito Kapo, politician