23 Mar 2021

Wallis reports first Covid-19 fatality

From , 6:01 am on 23 March 2021

An 83-year-old woman in Wallis has become the first fatality in the French territory's Covid-19 outbreak.

A first Covid-19 case in the community was detected two weeks ago but now the virus has spread.

My colleague Walter Zweifel has been following developments and joins me know, so what do we know about this death?

Authorities react to Covid-19 community outbreak

Authorities react to Covid-19 community outbreak Photo: FB French Prefect Wallis and Futuna