COVID-19 pandemic in Svalbard
The COVID-19 pandemic in Svalbard is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Svalbard on 6 October 2021.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Svalbard | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Svalbard |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Longyearbyen |
| Confirmed cases | 297 |
| Recovered | 0 |
Deaths | 0 |
| Government website | |
| https://www.regjeringen.no/en/topics/koronavirus-covid-19/id2692388/ https://www.lokalstyre.no/korona.525097.no.html | |
As a territory of Norway, Svalbard follows mainland Norway's COVID-19 restrictions. In March 2021, Svalbard's governor mandated face masks everywhere, including outdoors. Violations of the mandate can lead to fines and six months imprisonment.
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