COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Arrival date24 December 2020
(1 year, 1 month, 1 week and 3 days)
Confirmed cases3[1]
Active cases0
Suspected cases‡3
Recovered6
Deaths
0
Government website
https://www.ascension.gov.ac/government/news https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/coronavirus-covid-19/communications/ https://www.tristandc.com/government.php
‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out.
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This article lists links to articles relating to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic within Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

Saint Helena[]

On 27 March 2020 the Saint Helena government announced a suspected case of COVID-19 in an individual that had been self-isolating since 21 March.[2] Owing to Saint Helena's remote location, no testing facilities were readily available at that time. The case later tested negative.[3]

On 5 January 2021, the first doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine were delivered to Saint Helena and began to be administered.[4]

On 26 March 2021, Health Directorate of Saint Helena reported a low positive case, a passenger arrived by flight on 24 March.[5] The passenger was tested negative on 29 March 2021.[6]

On 27 March 2021, Saint Helena government announced an unspecified number of positive cases on a fishing vessel.[7]

On 5 May 2021, the Government of Saint Helena announced that 3,528 residents had received both doses of the vaccine; this represents 95.1% of Saint Helena's adult population and 77.8% of its total population.[8]

Ascension[]

On 16 March 2020, three people who arrived by air to Ascension Island showed symptoms of COVID-19.[9] However, on 23 March it was announced that they had tested negative on 22 March.[10]

On 7 September 2020, the Ascension Island Government announced two weak positives cases on two peoples arrived on 4 September with a negative test result.[11] The two cases were tested negatives and confirmed as historical infection on 9 September.[12]

On 16 November 2020, the Ascension Island Government reported one other weak positive case,[13] subsequently tested negative on 18 November.[14]

On 24 December 2020, the Ascension Island Government announced a positive case in isolation.[15] The case was tested negative on 6 January 2021.[16]

On 16 February 2021, 1950 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine were delivered by the Royal Air Force; vaccinations began the next day.[17][18] By March 25, 798 of Ascension's 806 people (99%) had received at least one dose of the vaccine.[19]

On 16 April 2021, a new positive case is reported on an individual arrived on 14 April and mildly symptomatic.[20] On 26 April, the case is confirmed to be negative.[21]

Tristan da Cunha[]

On 16 March 2020, the Tristan da Cunha Island Council on Tristan da Cunha made the decision, as a precaution, to ban visitors to the island to prevent the potential transmission of the disease to islanders.[22]

On 21 April 2021, HMS Forth delivered enough Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for the whole island to be completely vaccinated.[23] Vaccinations began on April 28 though data has not yet been released on the percentage of people that have received them.[24]

As of 27 April 2021, there have been no reported cases of the coronavirus.

References[]

  1. ^ "COVID-19 Response Level Escalated to Level 2 RED – Ascension Island Government". Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ "St Helena Government". www.facebook.com.
  3. ^ "Coronavirus (Covid-19): Live Q&A". St Helena Government. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ^ "St Helena's Key Frontline Workers Receive Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccinations" (Press release). Government of Saint Helena. 5 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Arriving Passenger Tests Positive for COVID-19". St Helena Government. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Update - Arriving Passenger Tests Positive for COVID-19 - Risk to the Community Remains Very Low". St Helena Government. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  7. ^ "FISHING VESSEL RAMSES DOUS UPDATE". Facebook. St Helena Government. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Preliminary data from the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme" (Press release). Government of Saint Helena. 5 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Three Possible COVID-19 Cases Identified – Ascension Island Government". Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  10. ^ "COVID-19 Results Negative – Ascension Island Government". Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  11. ^ "COVID-19 Response Level Escalated to Level 2 RED – Ascension Island Government". Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  12. ^ "COVID-19 Response Level Reduced to Level 1 AMBER – Ascension Island Government". Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  13. ^ "COVID-19 Response Level Escalated to Level 2 RED – Ascension Island Government". Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  14. ^ "COVID-19 Response Level Reduced to Level 1 AMBER – Ascension Island Government". Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  15. ^ "COVID-19 Response Level Escalated to Level 2 RED – Ascension Island Government". Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  16. ^ "COVID-19 Response Level Reduced to Level 1 AMBER – Ascension Island Government". Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  17. ^ "COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives at Ascension" (Press release). Government of Ascension Island. 17 February 2021.
  18. ^ "CCOVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Begins" (Press release). Government of Ascension Island. 17 February 2021.
  19. ^ "COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Continues" (Press release). Government of Ascension Island. 25 March 2021.
  20. ^ "COVID-19 Response Level Escalated to Level 2 RED – Ascension Island Government". Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  21. ^ "COVID-19 Response Level Reduced to Level 1 AMBER – Ascension Island Government". Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  22. ^ Grundy, Richard (16 March 2020). "Tristan da Cunha Government News: Island Council takes steps to protect island from coronavirus". tristandc.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  23. ^ Adams, Paul (29 April 2021). "Covid: How the UK has been getting jabs to remote territories". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ "Covid-19 vaccinations Start on Tristan" (Press release). Government of Tristan. 28 April 2021.
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