situtaion update 22 March 2020
At present, there NO suspect cases of covid-19 in Vanuatu, however, in the meantime, reports confirmed that there are cases in French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Guam, Fiji and PNG. Should a case be detected in Vanuatu, the Ministry of Health Emergency medical team are on standby with dedicated quarantine facilities in Port Vila and a thorough response plan should the situation warrants its implementation.
Meanwhile, all cross-border Government Agencies and state-owned enterprises operating within Vanuatu's international port of entries (sea ports and air ports) have been advised about the WHO declaration of a Global Pandemic of Covid-19 on March 11 2020.
The Ministry of Health and NDMO will continue to review internal information regarding the covid-19 impacts and will provide update information as necessary to the public.