COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru

COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationNauru
Arrival date2 April 2022
Confirmed cases4,622[1]
Recovered4,621
Deaths
1

The COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru 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 was confirmed to have reached Nauru on 2 April 2022.

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.[2] By June 2020, the government had formed a COVID-19 Taskforce.[3]

On 14 December, a historical case was identified on a shipping vessel. Since the case remained on board, it is not considered to have entered Nauru.[4]

As of 2 May 2022 in reporting to the WHO, there have been five confirmed COVID-19 cases; 22,976 vaccines doses have been administered, accounting for 79% of the population with two doses and 49% with the booster.[5]

By July 2023, the government had disbanded the COVID-19 Taskforce, redirecting COVID 19 cases to the Republic of Nauru Hospital.[6]

  1. ^ "Covid-19 Level - Nauru".
  2. ^ "Coronavirus: Sweeping restrictions introduced across the Pacific". RNZ. 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Nauru COVID-19 Taskforce continues to monitor and assess international advice". Loop Nauru. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Nauru's COVID-Taskforce has been disbanded". Loop Nauru. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

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