COVID-19 pandemic in Easter Island
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| COVID-19 pandemic in Easter Island | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Rapa Nui, Chile |
| Index case | Hanga Roa |
| Arrival date | 24 March 2020 (4 years, 1 month, 3 weeks and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 5 |
| Suspected cases‡ | 0 |
| Recovered | 5 |
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 was confirmed to have reached the Chilean island and special territory of Easter Island in March 2020.
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.[1][2]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[3][4] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[5][3]
Timeline
On 19 March, the local government of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) ordered a lockdown of the island and requested LATAM Airlines to evacuate all tourists on the island.[6]
On 24 March, the first case in Easter Island was confirmed,[7] followed by a second one in the following days. By the start of April, 5 confirmed cases had been reported. A sixth case was reported on mid April;[8] however, the Ministry of Health confirmed a few days later that the case was a false positive. All cases have recovered after some weeks and no new cases have been reported since.
Case summary
| Week | New cases | Total cases |
|---|---|---|
| 15-03-2020 to 21-03-2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 22-03-2020 to 28-03-2020 | 1 | 3 |
| 29-03-2020 to 04-04-2020 | 2 | 5 |
| 05-04-2020 to 11-04-2020 | 0 | 5 |
| 12-04-2020 to 18-04-2020 | 0 | 5 |
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Clarín.com. "Coronavirus en Chile: los moai de Isla de Pascua, en cuarentena". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "De origen autóctono: Rapa Nui confirma primer contagio de coronavirus en la isla" (in Spanish). CNN Chile. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Ministry of Health of Chile (15 April 2020). "Informe epidemiológico – Enfermedad por SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-2019)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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