COVID-19 pandemic in New Caledonia
| COVID-19 pandemic in New Caledonia | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | New Caledonia |
| Index case | Nouméa |
| Arrival date | 18 March 2020 (1 year, 1 month, 2 weeks and 2 days ago) |
| Confirmed cases | 123[1] |
| Recovered | 121[2] |
Deaths | 0 |
| Government website | |
| https://gouv.nc/coronavirus | |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia on 18 March 2020.[3] All cases are on the main island of Grand Terre and are related to travel abroad.[4] On 7 May, all cases had recovered.[2]
Background[edit]
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.[5][6]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[7][8] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[9][7]
Timeline[edit]
March 2020[edit]
On 17 March, President Thierry Santa announced plans to suspend all flights into the territory as a precautionary measure, with all visitors to self-quarantine, with non-compliance to be punished with a fine.[10]
On 18 March, the first two cases in New Caledonia were confirmed.[3]
Out of forty tests carried out on 21 March, two cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 4.[11]
On 25 March, four new cases were reported, bringing the total to fourteen.[12]
On 27 March, one new case was reported. The case was imported and brought the collectivity's total to fifteen.[13]
May 2020[edit]
On 7 May, all 18 patients had recovered. At the time there were no active cases.[2]
July 2020[edit]
On 15 July, one new COVID-19 case was reported bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 22.[14]
December 2020[edit]
As of December, there was no community transmission. However, security forces from France responding to the 2020 protests in New Caledonia had tested positive. Leaders in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia banned these security forces from visiting their islands because they were allowed to leave mandatory quarantine early.[15]
March 2021[edit]
On 7 March, the first locally-transmitted cases were reported in the collectivity, with 9 positive cases detected outside quarantine on travellers from the collectivity of Wallis & Futuna, where a community outbreak was also reported. A 14-day lockdown was implemented on 9 March.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "Deux nouveaux cas de Covid en ce premier weekend de l'année". Nouvelle-Calédonie la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "POINT DE SITUATION SANITAIRE INTERMÉDIAIRE" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Coronavirus Update (Live) – Worldometer". www.worldometers.info.
- ^ "President of New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands wants bans lifted". Radio New Zealand. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Sweeping restrictions introduced across the Pacific". RNZ. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Deux nouveaux cas de coronavirus en Nouvelle-Calédonie". Nouvelle-Calédonie la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "COVID-19: Ninth case in New Caledonia confirmed". Radio New Zealand. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "New Caledonia's Covid-19 tally rises to 15". RNZ. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "French soldier tests positive for Covid-19 in New Caledonia". RNZ. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Road blocks removed after New Caledonia riots". RNZ. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Covid-19 : la Calédonie en confinement à compter de lundi soir minuit". Nouvelle-Calédonie la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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