The Pitcairn Islands has registered its first coronavirus case after nearly two years of almost complete isolation.
The tiny island group of about 40 residents had managed to remain infection-free by completely closing itself off to visitors.
Border restrictions, imposed in March 2020, began easing from April.
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One of the island's residents who left for medical treatment tested positive on their return.
The Times UK reports the patient is isolating - along with those they travelled with.
The Pitcairn Islands, which are to the east of French Polynesia, are a British overseas territory administered from New Zealand.
There are four islands but only Pitcairn is inhabited.
