The archipelago of Wallis and Futuna, where the first cases of Covid-19 had been detected in early March, has once again become a Covid-19-free territory, the Higher Administration (prefecture) announced Thursday, July 15.
Given
"the absence of a new positive case since April 1 in Futuna and since April 26 in Wallis"
, the crisis unit, which brings together the State and local authorities, said in a statement to have declared
"unanimously "
The territory"
free from circulation of the Covid-19 virus
.
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Wearing a mask remains compulsory in all establishments open to the public, in school transport and within the airport and port of these Polynesian islands of 11,500 inhabitants.
The authorities also recalled that
"the only way out of the epidemic for good and to return to life before"
was to be vaccinated.
Currently, 41% of the population (4,415 people) is fully vaccinated and 55.7% has received at least one dose.
Between March and April, 445 cases of Covid-19, including only 11 in Futuna, were identified in the archipelago.
Seven patients succumbed to the virus.
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According to the elements available, the first cases had appeared following a fault in the sanitary lock - isolation of 14 days in a hotel for all arrivals - established in Wallis and Futuna. The health bubble in place at the time with New Caledonia, where the virus had spread before being quickly contained, was immediately suspended. Given the many links between the two territories, discussions are now underway for a reestablishment of this bubble.
