COVID-19 pandemic in the Pitcairn Islands explained

COVID-19 pandemic in the Pitcairn Islands
Legend1:Location of the COVID-19 outbreak
Disease:COVID-19
Virus Strain:SARS-CoV-2
Location:Pitcairn Islands
Origin:Wuhan, Hubei, China
Confirmed Cases:4[1]
Active Cases:0
Recovery Cases:4
Deaths:0
Website:Government of Pitcairn Island Travel and Quarantine Policy

The COVID-19 pandemic in the Pitcairn Islands - a British territory - is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 . The virus was confirmed to have reached the islands on 16 July 2022.[2]

Background

The Pitcairn Islands are a remote island chain in the Pacific consisting of the islands Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno. They are the last British Overseas Territory in the Pacific.[3] The islands have approximately 35 inhabitants (2023).[4]

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]

Timeline

2020

As a precautionary measure, the Pitcairn Islands Government closed the territories' borders. As a result, all passenger services to the Islands were suspended in mid-March 2020.[10]

2021

The territory's entire population was vaccinated in May 2021, with vaccines that arrived via ship from New Zealand.[11] [12] [13] As of 28 February, 2022, 106 vaccines have been administered.[14]

2022

In March 2022, the Pitcairn Islands reopened its border to international travel. Regular shipping with French Polynesia resumed on 5 July 2022.[15]

On 16 July, the Pitcairn Islands reported its first case.

On 20 July, the Pitcairn Islands reported 3 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 4.[16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Covid-19 Level - Pitcairn Islands .
  2. News: Vance . Andrea . 16 July 2022 . Covid-19 finally arrives on remote Pitcairn Island . 19 July 2022 . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20220718081856/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/300638878/covid19-finally-arrives-on-remote-pitcairn-island. 18 July 2022. live.
  3. Clegg P . 2022 . Pitcairn . The Contemporary Pacific . en . 34 . 1 . 207–216 . 10.1353/cp.2022.0012 . 258102833 . 1527-9464.
  4. Web site: Pitcairn Islands Revise Shipping Service for 2021 . The Pitkern Blog . Pitcairn Islands Tourism . 18 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210404085624/https://www.visitpitcairn.pn/blog/index.html . 4 April 2021 . 15 December 2020 . live.
  5. Web site: Elsevier. Novel Coronavirus Information Center. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200130171622/https://www.elsevier.com/connect/coronavirus-information-center. 30 January 2020. 15 March 2020. Elsevier Connect.
  6. Reynolds. Matt. 4 March 2020. What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?. Wired UK. live. 5 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200305104806/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-coronavirus. 5 March 2020. 1357-0978.
  7. Web site: Crunching the numbers for coronavirus. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200319084913/https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196137/crunching-numbers-coronavirus/. 19 March 2020. 15 March 2020. Imperial News. 13 March 2020 .
  8. Web site: High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200303051938/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid. 3 March 2020. 17 March 2020. GOV.UK. en.
  9. Web site: World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200312233527/https://www.wfsahq.org/resources/coronavirus. 12 March 2020. 15 March 2020. www.wfsahq.org.
  10. Web site: Pitcairn Islands Tourism. Pitcairn Islands Tourism. en. 26 March 2020. 20 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200320153022/https://www.visitpitcairn.pn/index.html. live.
  11. News: All 47 residents of tiny island in middle of Pacific get Covid vaccines. Metro. 28 May 2021. James. Hockaday. 31 May 2021. 2 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215201/https://metro.co.uk/2021/05/28/all-47-residents-of-tiny-island-in-middle-of-pacific-get-covid-vaccines-14669678/. live.
  12. News: Remote Pitcairn Island to receive COVID-19 vaccines for entire population . The Pitkern Blog . 22 May 2021 . 17 June 2021 . 29 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210629014713/https://www.visitpitcairn.pn/blog/index.html . live .
  13. Gay N, van Gemert C, Merilles OE, Georgel P . Pacific island nations face an urgent need for actions and future research on COVID-19 . The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific . 18 . 100326 . January 2022 . 34927109 . 8665973 . 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100326 .
  14. Web site: As COVID-19 gains a foothold in the Pacific, countries, WHO and partners work together to save lives - Cook Islands ReliefWeb . 2022-07-12 . reliefweb.int . 17 February 2022 . en.
  15. Web site: Pitcairn Island's Regular Passenger Service Resumes after two year hiatus . The Pitkern Blog . Pitcairn Islands Tourism . 18 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220630224525/https://www.visitpitcairn.pn/blog/index.html . 30 June 2022 . 30 June 2022 . live.
  16. Web site: Pitcairn Islands: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard . . 22 July 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220722012809/https://covid19.who.int/region/wpro/country/pn/. 22 July 2022.

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