COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru
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| COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Nauru |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Denigomodu |
| Arrival date | 2 April 2022 |
| Confirmed cases | 5,393[1] |
Deaths | 1[1] |
| Fatality rate | 0.02% |
| Vaccinations | 11,346[1] (fully vaccinated) |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru was part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Nauru on 2 April 2022.
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, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[2][3]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[4][5] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[6][4]
Timeline
By March 2020, the government declared a national emergency as a preventive measure, suspending all but one weekly flight to the country and instituting a 14-day quarantine for all arrivals.[7] By June 2020, the government had formed a COVID-19 Taskforce.[8] On 14 December, a historical case was identified on a shipping vessel. Since the case remained on board, it was not considered to have entered Nauru.[9]
On 2 April 2022, Nauru recorded its first two cases of COVID-19.[10][11] At the end of April 2022, two other cases were detected from incoming travelers and were contained in a quarantine facility.[12][13] By 2 May, in reporting to the WHO, there were five confirmed COVID-19 cases; 22,976 vaccines doses administered, accounting for 79% of the population with two doses and 49% with the booster.[14] On 21 June, Nauru reported its first community case. In addition, a total of 337 tested positive for COVID-19.[15] Nauru recorded its first and only death from COVID-19 on 1 July, of Reanna Solomon, a weightlifter who was the first female Nauruan athlete to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal.[16][17] The number of cases continued to rise for the remainder of the year.
By early March 2023, the total cases had reached 5,393 and no new cases were recorded after.[18] By July 2023, the government disbanded the COVID-19 Taskforce, redirecting COVID-19 cases to the Republic of Nauru Hospital.[19]
See also
References
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- ↑ 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. 13 March 2020. 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.
- ↑ "Coronavirus: Sweeping restrictions introduced across the Pacific". RNZ. 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ↑ "Nauru COVID-19 Taskforce continues to monitor and assess international advice". Loop Nauru. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ↑ "REPUBLIC OF NAURU Government Information Office CORONAVIRUS UPDATE". naurugov.nr. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ↑ "MEDIA STATEMENT For Immediate Release Saturday, 2 April, 2022". Facebook. 2022-04-02. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ↑ "Covid-19 in the Pacific". Radio New Zealand. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ↑ "Nauru - Coronavirus Cases". Worldometer. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ "Pacific news in brief - Wednesday 27th April". Radio New Zealand. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ↑ "Nauru: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data". covid19.who.int. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ↑ Lewis, Lydia (21 June 2022). "Nauru records first community Covid-19 cases". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ↑ Oliver, Brian (6 July 2022). "Commonwealth Games weightlifting champion dies of COVID-19 aged 40". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ↑ "Reanna Solomon, Commonwealth weightlifting gold medallist, dies of Covid aged 40". WIONews. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ "Nauru: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard". World Health Organization. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ↑ "Nauru's COVID-Taskforce has been disbanded". Loop Nauru. 26 July 2023. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.