23 March 2021 - Update on Covid-19 swabbing and vaccinations in the Falkland Islands
As of today, Tuesday 23 March, the latest Covid-19 swabbing results are as follows:
As of today, Tuesday 23 March, the latest Covid-19 swabbing results are as follows:
The Falkland Islands Government has received confirmation that it will receive a third batch of Covid-19 vaccines and, while the exact timing is yet to be confirmed, it is anticipated that these will arrive in the week beginning 22 March.
The next phase of the KEMH Covid-19 vaccination programme will begin on 23 March 2021. This is for people who received their first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine at the beginning of the vaccination rollout between 8–12 February 2021.
As of today, Tuesday 16 March, the latest Covid-19 swabbing results are as follows:
As of today, Tuesday 9 March, the latest Covid-19 swabbing results are as follows:
On Friday 5 March, ExCo approved the extension of the Job Retention Furlough Scheme and Unemployment Subsidy Scheme from March 31 2021 until 30 September 2021.
The Falkland Islands Government is pleased to confirm that it will pay the costs of Covid-19 testing for FIG-funded overseas students who are travelling either northbound to the UK or southbound to the Falkland Islands.
As of today, Tuesday 23 February, the latest swabbing results are as follows:
The Falkland Islands Government has received its second batch of Covid-19 vaccines, supplied by the UK government. These 2,200 doses arrived today via the South Atlantic Airbridge and are of the same Oxford/AstraZeneca type as the first batch received at the beginning of the month.