COVID-19: The New Caledonia Experience

Jad Kerbaj; Cecile Cazorla; Thierry De Greslan; Mathieu Serie; Ann-Claire Gourinat; Benoit Marot

doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa600

COVID-19: The New Caledonia Experience

Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Nov 19;71(16):2279-2281. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa600.

Authors

Jad Kerbaj¹, Cecile Cazorla¹, Thierry De Greslan², Mathieu Serie³, Ann-Claire Gourinat⁴, Benoit Marot³

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Department, Centre Hospitalier Territorial Gaston Bourret, Noumea, New Caledonia.
² Centre Hospitalier Territorial Gaston Bourret, Noumea, New Caledonia.
³ Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Territorial Gaston Bourret, Noumea, New Caledonia.
⁴ Microbiology Laboratory, Centre Hospitalier Territorial Gaston Bourret, Noumea, New Caledonia.

Abstract

New Caledonia is a French territory in the South Pacific Ocean. While COVID-19 is expanding over the world, the situation on our island seems controlled with a total of 18 documented cases. We report the measures implemented on our island that probably helped contain the epidemic spread.

Keywords: COVID-19; New Caledonia; SARS-CoV-2; containment; epidemic.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
COVID-19 / diagnosis*
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
COVID-19 / prevention & control
Communicable Disease Control / methods*
Female
Health Plan Implementation*
Humans
Male
Mass Screening
Middle Aged
New Caledonia / epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2
Travel
Young Adult