THE Falklands has seen a number of significant developments in the ongoing Covid-19 situation in the last week, including the arrival of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine; reports of the virus on fishing ships bound for the Islands; two positive tests of Covid-19 from clinicians at MPC, and a subsequent change in clinical processes at the King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) due to a Covid-19 inpatient being admitted to the hospital.

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THE Falkland Islands has welcomed delivery of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine tonight. Upon arrival the vaccines were carefully offloaded from the South Atlantic Airbridge and transported by road to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital where they were immediately taken to refrigeration units within the hospital.

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