Tristan da Cunha is a cluster of isolated islands in the South Atlantic Ocean and is a dependent territory of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena
The UK is entering its fifth wave of Covid and while the impact on hospitals and loss of life has eased, many experts still expect the latest outbreak to disrupt the economy.
However, there is a -little-known part of the British territory that has not yet had a single case of coronavirus! And while the rest of the world found themselves locked in houses or whatever else they had, wearing masks from morning to night, its 250 inhabitants Tristan da Cunha (Tristan da Cunha) the chapter did not concern them…coronavirus!
Tristan da Cunha is a cluster of isolated islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, 2,816 km from South Africa and 3,360 km from South America. It is a dependent territory of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, located 2,173 km north.
The place is only accessible via a weekly ferry ride from the Cape, South Africa, with fishing and research vessels passing infrequently.
It is worth mentioning that the boats were turned back if any of the passengers were suspected of even carrying the virus. According to the Daily Mail, the island was able to receive vaccines sent by the British government, although these had to be more traditional Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines, as the mRNA vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna had to be kept in extremely cold temperatures and would not have survived the journey.
“We only have one small medical center on the island. We don’t have ICUs or ventilators”, said Stephen Townsend, one of the two responsible for this part. “The population here is relatively elderly, with many underlying health problems. So we have to be very careful».
Only five families – consisting of 218 people – are considered permanent residents of the island, while an additional 30 people live there as expatriate workers and their families, including doctors, nurses and teachers.
To this day, the island does not allow visitors to enter and any island resident or returning worker must be fully vaccinated to be allowed entry.
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