9 Mar 2021

New Caledonia locked down after Covid-19 outbreak

From , 6:02 am on 9 March 2021

New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna have recorded their first Covid-19 community cases.

The two territories had been in a bubble since June, and until the weekend they were the only French-administered territories without local Covid-19 cases.

The authorities are now scrambling to contain the outbreak.

I asked Walter Zweifel of RNZ Pacific if the source of the outbreak has been identified.

Advisory over Covid-19 issued in Kanak languages

Advisory over Covid-19 issued in Kanak languages Photo: supplied