Just over 50 Great Andamanese people survive today and live on the tiny Strait Island where the Indian government looks after their food and shelter. Indian authorities sent a team of health officials to Strait Island on Sunday after six members of the tribe tested positive in the archipelago's capital Port Blair recently. Some of the tribe's members travel to Port Blair where they have government jobs. "The team tested 37 samples and four members of the Great Andamanese tribe were found to be positive. Extremely vulnerableAnthropologists and activists for isolated tribal communities say more than 5,000 Great Andamanese lived in the islands when British settlers arrived in the 19th century.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 27, 2020 11:03 UTC