COVID-19 pandemic in Wallis and Futuna

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COVID-19 pandemic in Wallis and Futuna
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Map of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wallis and Futuna (as of 30 April 2021)
  150+ confirmed cases
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DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationWallis and Futuna
Arrival date16 October 2020
(6 months, 2 weeks and 4 days ago)
Confirmed cases453[1]
Hospitalized cases1
Recovered18
Deaths
7
Government website
https://www.wallis-et-futuna.gouv.fr/Actualites

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna on 16 October 2020.

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.[2][3]

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[4][5] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[6][4]

Timeline[edit]

March 2020[edit]

On 4 March, Wallis and Futuna turned away a cruise ship over fears of infection; the possibility of denying entry to another ship by the end of the month was also under consideration.[7] Incoming flights were curtailed, except those delivering essential supplies.[8]

April 2020[edit]

On 23 April, the island began repatriating its 300 inhabitants stranded on New Caledonia.[9]

October 2020[edit]

On 16 October, the collectivity reported its first case.[10] On 23 October a new test on the first case was negative, making Wallis and Futuna COVID-free once more.[11]

November 2020[edit]

On 12 November, the collectivity reported its second case.[12] Both cases so far have been in persons with a history of travel.

On 24 November, a third case was reported.[13]

March 2021[edit]

On 6 March 2021, a patient admitted at a local hospital was confirmed as the first local COVID-19 case.[14] Six new local cases were detected on 7 March,[15] and 11 others the following day, with the first confirmed case on the island of Futuna.[16] Subsequently, a 14-day lockdown was imposed on 9 March to prevent further spread.[17] 55 positive cases were reported by 10 March, of which three were in Futuna.[18] By 14 March, 176 positive cases had been confirmed, with five reported in Futuna.[19]

A vaccination campaign was started on 19 March with the Moderna vaccine.[20] As of 1 April 2021, 3,662 peoples had been vaccinated (44.2% of the population).[21]

By 20 March, the collectivity had reported 302 new cases since 6 March,[22] bringing the total to 311, with nine positive cases in isolation. On 22 March, the first COVID-19-related death was confirmed, that of an 80-year-old woman from Futuna hospitalized in Wallis. By 1 May 2021, seven deaths were reported.[23][24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wallis and Futuna: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard". covid19.who.int. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Coronavirus: Cruise ship banned from Wallis and Futuna". RNZ. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Mise en place des mesures de prévention contre l'épidémie de Covid-19 dans les îles Wallis et Futuna". Government of Wallis and Futuna. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Wallis-et-Futuna instaure une quatorzaine en mer pour le retour des résidents". Journal de Saint Barth (in French). Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  10. ^ "First Covid-19 case in Wallis and Futuna". Radio New Zealand. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Résultats des tests PCR des personnes en confinement-23 octobre 2020 / Actualités / Accueil - Les services de l'État à Wallis et Futuna". www.wallis-et-futuna.gouv.fr. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Un nouveau cas de covid à Wallis et Futuna". Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Un nouveau cas de covid détecté à Wallis et Futuna". Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Le premier cas de covid-19 hors SAS de confinement détecté à Wallis". Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Communiqué du 07/03/21-18h30 : "Détection de cas positifs à la covid-19" / Actualités / Accueil - Les services de l'État à Wallis et Futuna". www.wallis-et-futuna.gouv.fr. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  16. ^ "12 nouveaux cas de covid détectés à Wallis et Futuna". Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Wallis et Futuna en confinement général pour 14 jours à partir de demain mardi 09 mars 2021 à 6h". Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Covid-19 : 55 cas positifs à Wallis et Futuna ce mercredi 10 mars 2021". Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  19. ^ "176 cas positifs à la covid-19 ce samedi 13 mars à Wallis et Futuna". Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  20. ^ "242 personnes ont reçu la première injection du vaccin "Moderna" à Wallis et Futuna de vendredi 19 à samedi 20 mars". Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  21. ^ "44,2 % de la population vaccinable de Wallis et Futuna ont déjà reçu la 1ère dose de Moderna". Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Covid info n°11 du 20 mars 2021 à 13h00 / Actualités / Accueil - Les services de l'État à Wallis et Futuna". www.wallis-et-futuna.gouv.fr. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Point presse sur le premier décès lié au covid-19". Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  24. ^ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/wallis-and-futuna-islands/


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