Two people arrived to Vanuatu from New Caledonia on 22 October 2021 and were confirmed to have active COVID-19 infections. Medical assessment has confirmed that one person is no longer contagious and presents zero risk of transmitting COVID-19 to others since they no longer have the COVID-19 virus. This person is now classified as recovered from COVID-19 and therefore will be discharged from the isolation ward at Vila Central Hospital to safely join their family and community.

• Two active cases of COVID-19 detected in a quarantine facility on 24 October 2021 remain in isolation at Vila Central Hospital. Samples sent to Doherty Institute in Australia confirmed that both cases are the COVID-19 Delta variant.