Table 1.
Timeline of the first wave of COVID-19 epidemic.
| Event | Bogotá | Jakarta | Santiago | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumulative cases | First case | 6-Mar-20 | 3-Mar-20 | 4-Mar-20 | 23-Jan-20 |
| 100 cases | NA | 17-Mar-20 | 16-Mar-20 | 29-Feb-20 | |
| 1,000 cases | 7-Apr-20 | 4-Apr-20 | 28-Mar-20 | 1-Apr-20 | |
| 10,000 cases | 30-May-20 | 23-Jun-20 | 1-May-20 | 22-Apr-20 | |
| 100,000 cases | 30-Jul-20 | 24-Oct-20 | 6-Jun-20 | — | |
| 200,000 cases | 25-Aug-20 | 8-Jan-21 | 6-Jul-20 | — | |
| 300,000 cases | 17-Oct-20 | 9-Feb-21 | 14-Jan-21 | — | |
| PCR Tests | First tests | 24-Feb-20 | 29-Feb-20 | NA | 7-Apr-20 |
| 100 tests | NA | 3-Mar-20 | NA | 7-Apr-20 | |
| 1,000 tests | NA | 20-Mar-20 | NA | 7-Apr-20 | |
| 10,000 tests | NA | 6-Apr-20 | 11-Apr-20 | 7-Apr-20 | |
| 100,000 tests | 31-May-20 | 14-May-20 | 4-May-20 | 15-Apr-20 | |
| 200,000 tests | 24-Jun-20 | 11-Jun-20 | 18-May-20 | 4-May-20 | |
| 300,000 tests | 10-Jul-20 | 27-Jun-20 | 28-May-20 | 18-May-20 | |
| 500,000 tests | 08 Aug 2020 | 22-Jul-20 | 15-Jun-20 | 8-Jun-20 | |
| 1,000,000 tests | 16 Sept 2020 | 8-Sep-20 | 13-Aug-20 | 10-Jul-20 | |
| Deaths | First death | 21 Mar 2020 | 3-Mar-20 | 22-Mar-20 | 21-Mar-20 |
| 100 cases | 30 Apr 2020 | 4-May-20 | 28-Apr-20 | — | |
| 1,000 cases | 10 Jul 2020 | 17-Aug-20 | 4-Jun-20 | — | |
| 10,000 cases | 04 Jan 2021 | — | 9-Nov-20 | — | |
| 100,000 cases | — | — | — | — | |
Note: “NA”: Not available. “— “: Not reached after the first wave.