The Pitcairn Islands are a remote island chain in the Pacific consisting of the islands Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno. They are the last British Overseas Territory in the Pacific.[3] The islands have approximately 35 inhabitants (2023).[4]
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.[5][6]
As a precautionary measure, the Pitcairn Islands Government closed the territories' borders. As a result, all passenger services to the Islands were suspended in mid-March 2020.[10]
2021
The territory's entire population was vaccinated in May 2021, with vaccines that arrived via ship from New Zealand.[11][12][13] As of 28 February, 2022, 106 vaccines have been administered.[14]
2022
In March 2022, the Pitcairn Islands reopened its border to international travel. Regular shipping with French Polynesia resumed on 5 July 2022.[15]
On 16 July, the Pitcairn Islands reported its first case.[2]
On 20 July, the Pitcairn Islands reported 3 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 4.[16]
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