| COVID-19 pandemic in theSolomon Islands | |
|---|---|
 Map of the COVID-19 pandemic in Solomon Islands (as of 24 March 2022[update]) 1,000+ Confirmed cases 100-999 Confirmed cases 10–99 Confirmed cases 1–9 Confirmed cases No confirmed cases | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Solomon Islands |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Honiara |
| Arrival date | 3 October 2020 |
| Confirmed cases | 25,954[1] |
Deaths | 199[1] |
| Fatality rate | 0.77% |
| Vaccinations | 254,352[1] (fully vaccinated) |
TheCOVID-19 pandemic in the Solomon Islands was part of theworldwide pandemic ofcoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused bysevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached theSolomon Islands on 3 October 2020.[2]
Anovel coronavirus that caused a respiratory illness was identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, in December 2019, and was reported to theWorld Health Organization (WHO) on 31 December 2019, which confirmed its concern on 12 January 2020. WHO declared the outbreak aPublic Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January, and a pandemic on 11 March.[3][4]
Thecase fatality rate of COVID-19[5][6] is much lower than that ofSARS, a related disease which emerged in 2002, but itstransmission has been significantly greater, leading to a much greater total death toll.[7][5]
Date | # of cases | |||
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| 2020-10-03 | ||||
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| 2020-10-11 | ||||
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| 2020-10-15 | ||||
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| 2020-10-27 | ||||
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| 2020-11-03 | ||||
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| 2020-11-09 | ||||
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| 2020-11-24 | ||||
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| 2021-03-30 | ||||
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| 2021-12-25 | ||||
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| 2021-12-28 | ||||
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| 2022-01-07 | ||||
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| 2022-01-16 | ||||
| 2022-01-17 | ||||
| 2022-01-18 | ||||
| 2022-01-19 | ||||
| 2022-01-20 | ||||
| 2022-01-21 | ||||
| 2022-01-22 | ||||
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| 2022-01-25 | ||||
| 2022-01-26 | ||||
| 2022-01-27 | ||||
| 2022-01-28 | ||||
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| 2022-01-31 | ||||
| 2022-02-01 | ||||
| 2022-02-02 | ||||
| 2022-02-03 | ||||
| 2022-02-04 | ||||
| 2022-02-05 | ||||
| 2022-02-06 | ||||
| 2022-02-07 | ||||
| 2022-02-08 | ||||
| 2022-02-09 | ||||
| 2022-02-10 | ||||
| 2022-02-11 | ||||
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On 27 March 2020, Prime MinisterManasseh Sogavare suspended all flights into the country, and declared a precautionary state of emergency inHoniara, by which most entertainment venues would be closed (churches were exempt from the order).[8] On 3 April, the government stepped up checks on incoming visitors, and introduced restrictions on visitors who had visited countries deemed high risk.[9] On 31 March, Franco Rodie, the permanent secretary of theMinistry of Education and Human Resources Development, ordered the closure of all schools in the country.[10]
On 5 April, theQueen of Solomon Islands addressed the Commonwealth in a televised broadcast, in which she asked people to "take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return". She added, "we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again".[11]
On 3 October, it was announced that COVID-19 had reachedSolomon Islands. On that date, Prime MinisterManasseh Sogavare announced that a student repatriated from thePhilippines had tested positive for COVID-19 upon his arrival in the capital,Honiara. The patient is asymptomatic, and tested negative for the disease prior to his repatriation.[2] The student was among 400 Solomon Islanders stranded in the Philippines whom the government had planned to repatriate. Eighteen others tested positive for the virus in the Philippines while awaiting repatriation.[12] Two more cases were confirmed on 11 and 15 October, both individuals were students who were on the same flight as the first case, and were asymptomatic.[13][14][15]
Four more cases were confirmed on 27 October, who were soccer players based in the UK.[16] On November 3, five cases were confirmed, four of whom were local footballers and one a Korean national.[17] On November 9, 3 more cases of were confirmed, bringing the total to 16 cases. One of them belonged to the original group from thePhilippines and the other two were footballers who had returned from theUnited Kingdom;[18] in addition, a fifth recovered was confirmed.[19] On November 24, one more case was confirmed, bringing the total to 17 cases.
On December 4, test results for 3 foreigners who were detained with their two yachts for alleged illegal entry to the borders of the territory, came back negative.[20]
On February 8, 2021, one more case was confirmed, bringing the total to 18 cases.[21] A handful of cases were recorded for the rest of 2021, bringing to total to 24.
| Provinces | Cases | Recovered | Deaths | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 1,030 | 4 | ||
| Choiseul | 482 | 1 | ||
| Guadalcanal | 796 | 29 | 18 | [22] |
| Honiara | 8,132 | 103 | [23][24] | |
| Isabel | 1,092 | 34 | 7 | |
| Makira-Ulawa | 1,216 | 2 | 4 | |
| Malaita | 1,196 | 26 | ||
| Renbel and Bellona | 238 | 1 | ||
| Temotu | 7 | 0 | ||
| Western | 1,692 | 14 | ||
| 10/10 | 15,881 | 14,797 | 178 | [22] |
| Last update 7 May 2022[25] | ||||
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