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On 3 October 2020, it was announced that COVID-19 has reached Solomon Islands. On that date, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced that a student repatriated from the Philippines tested positive for COVID-19 after the patient was tested upon his arrival in Solomon Islands capital, Honiara. The patient is asymptomatic, and tested negative ...
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]
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 .
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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 ...
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.
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 Today Show. Hailee Steinfeld makes rare comments about fiancé Josh Allen after Buffalo Bills loss. Entertainment. Fox News.