COVID-19 pandemic in Christmas Island
The COVID-19 pandemic in Christmas Island is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).[1] On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.Christmas Island was formerly part of the Straits Settlements until they were transferred to Australia during the 1950s.As an Australian dependency, the island is not self-governing, but has its own local government.[7] On 19 March, the Christmas Island reported one new case, bringing the total number to eight.