Tristan da Cunha, a British-held volcanic island, is located between the Atlantic Ocean, the African mainland and South America. It has about 250 residents. Reports are that no one on the island has been diagnosed with covid so far. The people of Tristan da Cunha were enjoying life as usual while the world was reeling under the threat of covid.
The island is rarely visited by outsiders. The trip to the island takes about a week from Cape Town, South Africa. Due to the length of the journey, fishermen or research vessels rarely reach here. If anyone on the ship arriving to the island was confirmed to be infected with the virus, the ship was not docked at the island.
The island has limited health facilities. And there are more elderly people. So it was essential for the islanders to protect themselves against Covid. There is no ICU facility or ventilator on the island. The island is inhabited by five families with 218 members.
Apart from them, there are 30 more people on the island including doctors, teachers and nurses. In 1961, residents fled the island when a volcanic eruption occurred. But they were rehabilitated in 1963. Edinburgh is currently the main settlement on the island. Currently, only those who have completed vaccinations are allowed to enter the island.
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