Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Wallis and Futuna
COVID-19 pandemic in Wallis and Futuna Map of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wallis and Futuna (as of 30 April 2021
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Disease COVID-19 Virus strain SARS-CoV-2 Location Wallis and Futuna Arrival date 16 October 2020 Confirmed cases 3,760[ 1] Active cases 0 Suspected cases‡ 0 Hospitalized cases unknown Recovered 3,420[ 2] Deaths
9[ 1] [ 3] Government website https://covid19.who.int/region/wpro/country/wf ‡ Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out.
TheCOVID-19 pandemic in the Wallis and Futuna is part of the ongoingworldwide pandemic ofcoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 ) caused bysevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 ). TheCOVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Frenchoverseas collectivity ofWallis and Futuna on 16 October 2020. As of 24 August 2021, there have been 454 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 7 deaths reported to WHO. The last reported confirmed case was reported in April 2021.[ 3]
On 12 January 2020, theWorld Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that anovel 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.[ 4] [ 5]
Thecase fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower thanSARS of 2003 ,[ 6] [ 7] transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[ 8] [ 6]
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.[ 9] [ 10]
On 23 April, the island began repatriating its 300 inhabitants stranded onNew Caledonia .[ 11]
On 16 October, the collectivity reported its first case.[ 12] [ 13]
On 12 November, the collectivity reported its second case.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
On 6 March 2021, a patient admitted at a local hospital was confirmed as the first local COVID-19 case.[ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22]
A vaccination campaign was started on 19 March with theModerna vaccine .[ 23] [ 24]
By 20 March, the collectivity had reported 302 new cases since 6 March,[ 25] [ 26] [ 27]
From late November 2021, travelers entering Wallis and Futuna were required to undergo three-day quarantine at a local hotel following the detection of an imported case from New Caledonia the previous week. Travelers entering the territory are still required to undergo pre-departure quarantine in New Caledonia.[ 28]
As of 21 July 2021, a total of 9,276 vaccine doses have been administered.[ 3]
^a b Mathieu, Edouard;Ritchie, Hannah ; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Dattani, Saloni; Beltekian, Diana; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban;Roser, Max (2020–2024)."Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)" .Our World in Data . Retrieved15 October 2025 . ^ "Wallis & Futuna COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer" . Retrieved9 March 2023 .^a b c "Wallis and Futuna: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data" .covid19.who.int . Retrieved25 August 2021 .^ Elsevier."Novel Coronavirus Information Center" .Elsevier Connect .Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved15 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. Retrieved5 March 2020 . ^a b "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus" .Imperial News . 13 March 2020.Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved15 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. Retrieved17 March 2020 .^ "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus" .www.wfsahq.org .Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved15 March 2020 .^ "Coronavirus: Cruise ship banned from Wallis and Futuna" .RNZ . 4 March 2020. Retrieved4 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. Retrieved28 March 2020 .^ "Wallis-et-Futuna instaure une quatorzaine en mer pour le retour des résidents" .Journal de Saint Barth (in French). Retrieved25 April 2020 .^ "First Covid-19 case in Wallis and Futuna" .Radio New Zealand . Retrieved16 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 . Retrieved25 October 2020 .^ "Un nouveau cas de covid à Wallis et Futuna" .Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). 13 November 2020. Retrieved20 November 2020 .^ "Second Covid-19 case in Wallis and Futuna" .RNZ . 16 November 2020. Retrieved24 June 2022 .^ "Un nouveau cas de covid détecté à Wallis et Futuna" .Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). 25 November 2020. Retrieved29 November 2020 .^ "Le premier cas de covid-19 hors SAS de confinement détecté à Wallis" .Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). 7 March 2021. Retrieved10 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 . Retrieved10 March 2021 .^ "12 nouveaux cas de covid détectés à Wallis et Futuna" .Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). 8 March 2021. Retrieved10 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). 8 March 2021. Retrieved10 March 2021 .^ "Covid-19 : 55 cas positifs à Wallis et Futuna ce mercredi 10 mars 2021" .Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). 10 March 2021. Retrieved10 March 2021 .^ "176 cas positifs à la covid-19 ce samedi 13 mars à Wallis et Futuna" .Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). 14 March 2021. Retrieved14 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). 21 March 2021. Retrieved21 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). April 2021. Retrieved1 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 . Retrieved21 March 2021 .^ "Point presse sur le premier décès lié au covid-19" .Wallis-et-Futuna la 1ère (in French). 21 March 2021. Retrieved21 March 2021 .^ "Wallis & Futuna COVID: 445 Cases and 7 Deaths - Worldometer" .www.worldometers.info . Retrieved25 August 2021 .^ "New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna alter Covid-19 measures" .Radio New Zealand Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved4 December 2021 .
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