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The COVID-19 pandemic in the Solomon Islands 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 the Solomon Islands on 3 October 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Solomon Islands The number of new COVID-19 cases rises to 48, despite ongoing lockdowns in Ontong Java Atoll , Honiara , and Guadalcanal Province . The current outbreak began last week when 23 crew members onboard an illegal fishing vessel from Papua New Guinea tested positive after entering Ontong Java Atoll .
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Solomon Islands. 7 February – Police use tear gas to disperse protesters after the governor of Malaita province, Daniel Suidani, is ousted in a no-confidence vote. Suidani was one of the strongest critics of the government's approach to China. [1]
The U.S. and Australia have been racing to limit China's security ambitions in the Pacific Islands ever since the Solomon Islands' then-leader, Manasseh Sogavare, signed a security deal with ...
The Solomon Islands archipelago occupies a strategic position 1,600 km (990 miles) northeast of Australia. Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he looked forward to working closely ...
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By 2 August 2021, the Cook Islands reported to the WHO a total of 21,761 vaccine doses have been administered. [158] On 24 August 2021, the Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health reported it had completed its COVID-19 national vaccination programme, with 96.7 per cent of the eligible population, people aged 16-years or older, fully vaccinated.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has retained his parliamentary seat, results showed on Saturday, but it will be days before vote counting determines whether his OUR party can form ...