Vanuatu records first COVID-19 case

Vanuatu has officially recorded its first case of COVID-19,

Health officials in the country announced this today

This development  ended the pacific nation’s status as one of the few countries in the world to remain virus-free.

The director of Vanuatu public health Len Tarivonda said the 23-year-old man had recently returned from the United States and was confirmed to have the virus on Tuesday after being tested on the fifth day of his quarantine.