Vanuatu Ministry of Health COVID-19 Updates

Vanuatu Situation Report #103

Published: 19 April 2022 Hits: 449

On 04 March 2022, an active COVID-19 case was confirmed at Vila Central Hospital who had no travel history, indicating transmission at community level.
As of 08 April 2022, Shefa and Sanma provinces are at Alert Level 3 (Very High) due to large-scale community transmission. The other four provinces of Vanuatu are at Alert Level 1 (Medium Risk) due to the risk of importation of COVID-19 to other provinces.
A total of 6401 confirmed cases have been reported since the beginning of 2022.
15 new confirmed cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, including 1 on Efate island (Shefa province) and 14 on Santo island (Sanma province).
The decrease of the confirmed cases reported reflects the slowdown of the activities during the easter celebrations .

Published: 19 April 2022 Hits: 384

On 04 March 2022, an active COVID-19 case was confirmed at Vila Central Hospital who had no travel history, indicating transmission at community level.
As of 08 April 2022, Shefa and Sanma provinces are at Alert Level 3 (Very High) due to large-scale community transmission. The other four provinces of Vanuatu are at Alert Level 1 (Medium Risk) due to the risk of importation of COVID-19 to other provinces.
A total of 6386 confirmed cases have been reported since the beginning of 2022.
12 new confirmed cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, including 8 on Efate island (Shefa province) and 4 on Santo island (Sanma province).
The decrease of the confirmed cases reported reflects the slowdown of the activities during the easter celebrations .

Published: 17 April 2022 Hits: 252

On 04 March 2022, an active COVID-19 case was confirmed at Vila Central Hospital who had no travel history, indicating transmission at community level.
As of 08 April 2022, Shefa and Sanma provinces are at Alert Level 3 (Very High) due to large-scale community transmission. The other four provinces of Vanuatu are at Alert Level 1 (Medium Risk) due to the risk of importation of COVID-19 to other provinces.
A total of 6332 confirmed cases have been reported since the beginning of 2022.
17 new confirmed cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, including 8 on Efate island (Shefa province) and 9 on Santo island (Sanma province). Number of tests conducted has decreased over the reporting period explaining the decrease of cases over the same period.

Published: 16 April 2022 Hits: 174

On 04 March 2022, an active COVID-19 case was confirmed at Vila Central Hospital who had no travel history, indicating transmission at community level.
On 07 March 2022, Efate and Offshore Islands moved to Alert Level 3: Very High, due to large-scale community transmission. All provinces of Vanuatu are on Alert Level 3 given reports of cases or movement of contacts of cases in the six provinces of Vanuatu.
A total of 6314 confirmed cases have been reported since the beginning of 2022.
225 new confirmed cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, including 122 on Efate island (Shefa province) and 103 Santo island (Sanma province),br />**Discrepancies with data reports may result from lags in data entry and reporting at a national and provincial level**

Published: 15 April 2022 Hits: 538

On 04 March 2022, an active COVID-19 case was confirmed at Vila Central Hospital who had no travel history, indicating transmission at community level.
As of 08 April 2022, Shefa and Sanma provinces are at Alert Level 3 (Very High Risk) due to large-scale community transmission. The other four provinces of Vanuatu are at Alert Level 1 (Medium Risk) due to the risk of importation of COVID-19
A total of 6109 confirmed cases have been reported since the beginning of 2022.
143 new confirmed cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, including 90 on Efate island (Shefa province) and 53 on Santo island (Sanma province).