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Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the Federated States of Micronesia
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.
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Background
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.
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The
case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than
SARS of 2003 ,
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[7] but the
transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.
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Timeline
February 2020
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.
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March 2020
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.
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January 2021
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.
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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.
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Statistics
New cases per day
Impact
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.
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See also
Notes
References
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^ Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020).
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ISSN
1357-0978 .
Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020 .
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"Crunching the numbers for coronavirus" . Imperial News . 13 March 2020.
Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020 .
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"World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus" . www.wfsahq.org .
Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020 .
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Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020 .
^ Withers, Rachel (5 March 2020).
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Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020 .
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"Coronavirus: Two more cases confirmed in Guam" .
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Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020 .
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"Federated States of Micronesia reports imported case of COVID-19" .
Pacific Daily News . 9 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021 .
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"WHO: FSM is Covid-19 free again" . Marianas Variety News & Views . February 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 .
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b Staff Reports (21 January 2021).
"Confirmed COVID-19 case in FSM considered 'historical case', vaccine campaign spreads" . Pacific Daily News . Retrieved 8 March 2021 .
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"positive tests identified in Chuuk Quarantine. individuals safely contained and isolated" . www.facebook.com . 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022 .
^ Information, FSMPublic (24 July 2021).
"COVID-19 Case in Kosrae Deemed Historical & Non-Infectious; Individual to Remain Isolated, Tested Further, for 14 Days; "Get Vaccinated Today", Says President Panuelo – FSM Embassy" . Retrieved 25 April 2022 .
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"During Routine Quarantine Following Repatriation, Two Positive Cases of COVID-19 Identified & Isolated in Kosrae State; Kosrae's Community Remains COVID-19 Free" . Facebook . Retrieved 25 April 2022 .
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"FSM Repatriation Flights Scheduled for May 9th & 23rd in Kosrae, May 11th & 30th for Chuuk, May 14th & 25th for Pohnpei, and May 11th for Yap" . Facebook . 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022 .
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"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Repatriation Update" . Facebook . 20 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022 .
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"Announcement" . www.facebook.com . 4 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022 .
^ Pohnpei State Enginkehlap (23 July 2022).
"COVID 19 update as of July 23, 2022" . www.facebook.com . Retrieved 23 July 2022 .
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"Sharing our weekly COVID-19 SitRep" . www.facebook.com . 27 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022 .
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"FSM COVID-19 UPDATE" . www.facebook.com . 27 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022 .
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"Ensuring uninterrupted HIV, TB and malaria services in the time of COVID-19 | UNDP in the Pacific" . 3 October 2021. Archived from
the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021 .
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