A former British colony in the Central Pacific has been revealed as one of the 13 countries in the world that has managed to remain coronavirus-free.
Kiribati is a set of islands and is one of the poorest and furthest flung of all countries in the globe with a Christian population of just 116,000.
The islands have a total land area of 800 square kilometres and are vulnerable to any rise in sea levels. Kiribati, which gained its independence in 1979, has coconut palms everywhere, Star Online reports.
They provide everything needed to exist on the island – wood for boats and buildings, thatch for roofing and flooring, fibre for ropes and cloth.