COVID-19 pandemic in the Federated States of Micronesia
COVID-19 pandemic in the Federated States of Micronesia | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Federated States of Micronesia |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Arrival date | 8 January 2021[1] (1 year, 1 month, 1 week and 4 days ago) |
Confirmed cases | 0[2] |
Active cases | 0[3] |
Suspected cases‡ | 1[lower-alpha 1] |
Recovered | 1 |
Deaths | 0 |
‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. |
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Federated States of Micronesia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus has reached the Federated States of Micronesia on 8 January 2021.[1] The country became COVID-19 free again as of February 2021.[2]
Background
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.[4][5]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[6][7] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[8][6]
Timeline
February 2020
By 3 February 2020, David W. Panuelo, President of the Federated States of Micronesia, had signed a declaration banning Micronesian citizens from travelling to China and other affected countries.[9]
March 2020
By 5 March 2020, Micronesia had introduced a strict travel ban, banning anyone who had been in China anytime since January 2020 – or had been in any other affected country in the last 14 days – from entering Micronesia.[10] As of 18 March, all schools in the country have also been closed.[11]
January 2021
On 8 January 2021, Micronesia reported its first case, that of a crew member on board the MV Chief Mailo near Pohnpei, in managed isolation.[1][12]
By the end of the month, the case was deemed to be negative and historical after subsequent antibody and antigen tests.[2] The case was deemed a non-infectious "historical case", meaning the individual concerned likely had COVID-19 in the past possibly prior to October 2020 and was asymptomatic at the time of testing.[13]
Statistics
New cases per day
Impact
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Chuuk Women's Council switched from group-based services to one-to-one outreach. A particular concern was access to sexual health resources, including information, as well as HIV prevention packages.[14]
See also
Notes
- ↑ one suspected case was deemed to be a non-infectious historical case and tested negative after subsequent antibody and antigen tests
References
- 1 2 3 "MV Chief Mailo Returns to FSM After More Than One Year Abroad; One Isolated But Confirmed Case of COVID-19 on Board, Citizens Encouraged To Keep Distance From the Vessel & Quarantine Sites Until Further Notice". gov.fm. 8 January 2021. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- 1 2 3 "WHO: FSM is Covid-19 free again". Marianas Variety News & Views. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "Micronesia (Federated States of): WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data". covid19.who.int. Retrieved 24 August 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.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "FSM, Marshall Islands step up coronavirus travel bans". RNZ. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ↑ Withers, Rachel (5 March 2020). "The Most Drastic Anti-Coronavirus Travel Ban in the World". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus: Two more cases confirmed in Guam". Radio New Zealand. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ↑ "Federated States of Micronesia reports imported case of COVID-19". Pacific Daily News. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ Staff Reports (21 January 2021). "Confirmed COVID-19 case in FSM considered 'historical case', vaccine campaign spreads". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ↑ "Ensuring uninterrupted HIV, TB and malaria services in the time of COVID-19 | UNDP in the Pacific". 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.