COVID-19 pandemic in Wallis and Futuna
COVID-19 pandemic in Wallis and Futuna | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Wallis and Futuna |
Arrival date | 16 October 2020 (6 months, 3 weeks and 4 days ago) |
Confirmed cases | 454[1] |
Active cases | 15 |
Hospitalized cases | 1 |
Recovered | 429[2] |
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.[3][4]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[5][6] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[7][5]
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.[8] Incoming flights were curtailed, except those delivering essential supplies.[9]
April 2020[edit]
On 23 April, the island began repatriating its 300 inhabitants stranded on New Caledonia.[10]
October 2020[edit]
On 16 October, the collectivity reported its first case.[11] On 23 October a new test on the first case was negative, making Wallis and Futuna COVID-free once more.[12]
November 2020[edit]
On 12 November, the collectivity reported its second case.[13] Both cases so far have been in persons with a history of travel.
On 24 November, a third case was reported.[14]
March 2021[edit]
On 6 March 2021, a patient admitted at a local hospital was confirmed as the first local COVID-19 case.[15] Six new local cases were detected on 7 March,[16] and 11 others the following day, with the first confirmed case on the island of Futuna.[17] Subsequently, a 14-day lockdown was imposed on 9 March to prevent further spread.[18] 55 positive cases were reported by 10 March, of which three were in Futuna.[19] By 14 March, 176 positive cases had been confirmed, with five reported in Futuna.[20]
A vaccination campaign was started on 19 March with the Moderna vaccine.[21] As of 1 April 2021, 3,662 peoples had been vaccinated (44.2% of the population).[22]
By 20 March, the collectivity had reported 302 new cases since 6 March,[23] 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.[24][25]
References[edit]
- ^ "Wallis and Futuna: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard". covid19.who.int. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "COVID-19 : Faut-il craindre une deuxième vague à Wallis et Futuna ?". Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ 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: Cruise ship banned from Wallis and Futuna". RNZ. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wallis-et-Futuna instaure une quatorzaine en mer pour le retour des résidents". Journal de Saint Barth (in French). Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "First Covid-19 case in Wallis and Futuna". Radio New Zealand. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Un nouveau cas de covid à Wallis et Futuna". Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Un nouveau cas de covid détecté à Wallis et Futuna". Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Le premier cas de covid-19 hors SAS de confinement détecté à Wallis". Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "12 nouveaux cas de covid détectés à Wallis et Futuna". Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Point presse sur le premier décès lié au covid-19". Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/wallis-and-futuna-islands/