COVID-19 pandemic in the Federated States of Micronesia | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Federated States of Micronesia |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Arrival date | 8 January 2021[1] (3 years, 4 months and 6 days ago) |
Confirmed cases | 26,547[2] |
Recovered | 23,600[3] |
Deaths | 65[2] |
Government website | |
FSM Department of Health & Social Affairs |
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Federated States of Micronesia 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 has reached the Federated States of Micronesia on 8 January 2021.[1]
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.[4][5]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[6][7] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[8][6]
By 3 February 2020, David W. Panuelo, President of the Federated States of Micronesia, had signed a declaration banning Micronesian citizens from travelling to China and other affected countries.[9]
By 5 March 2020, Micronesia had introduced a strict travel ban, banning anyone who had been in China anytime since January 2020 – or had been in any other affected country in the last 14 days – from entering Micronesia.[10] As of 18 March, all schools in the country have also been closed.[11]
On 8 January 2021, Micronesia reported its first case, that of a crew member on board the MV Chief Mailo near Pohnpei, in managed isolation.[1][12]
By the end of the month, the case was deemed to be negative and historical after subsequent antibody and antigen tests.[13] The case was deemed a non-infectious "historical case", meaning the individual concerned likely had COVID-19 in the past possibly prior to October 2020 and was asymptomatic at the time of testing.[14]
State | Confirmed cases | Historical cases | Deaths | References |
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11,772 | 0 | 22 | [15] |
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1,113 | 1 | 3 | [16][17][18] |
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5,817 | 3 | 23 | [14][19][20][21][22] |
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3,068 | 0 | 5 | [23] |
4/4 | 21,770 | 4 | 53 | [24] |
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Chuuk Women's Council switched from group-based services to one-to-one outreach. A particular concern was access to sexual health resources, including information, as well as HIV prevention packages.[25]