COVID-19 epidemic in remote areas of the French Amazon, March 2020 to May 2021: Another reality.

Background: French Guiana (FG) is an ultra-peripheral European region in the Amazon, and the COVID-19 epidemic has had very different kinetics from both its giant neighbors, Brazil or mainland France.

Methods: This study summarized the epidemics of COVID-19 in FG.

Results: The tropical climate, multiethnicity, and remoteness of the population forced healthcare providers to accordingly adapt the management of the epidemic.