‘Like Wildfire’: COVID cases skyrocket on Marshall Islands
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Like Wildfire’: COVID cases skyrocket on Marshall Islands

Al Jazeera  

Authorities in the Marshall Islands declare a health disaster as COVID-19 cases surge in the Pacific nation’s capital, Majuro. A health disaster has been declared on the Marshall Islands after the fast-spreading coronavirus variant Omicron infected more than a tenth of residents in the capital, Majuro, in one week. “We’re gearing up for the hardest part of the outbreak right now in Majuro,” Health Secretary Jack Niedenthal said on Monday. A special flight intended to take a health team to some of the country’s remote islands was grounded on Sunday as all Air Marshall pilots had reportedly tested positive.

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Micronesia last of larger nations to experience COVID-19 outbreak
2 years, 5 months ago

Micronesia last of larger nations to experience COVID-19 outbreak

LA Times  

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Micronesia last of bigger nations to have COVID-19 outbreak
2 years, 5 months ago

Micronesia last of bigger nations to have COVID-19 outbreak

The Independent  

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Samoa detects scores of COVID cases within days of outbreak
2 years, 9 months ago

Samoa detects scores of COVID cases within days of outbreak

The Independent  

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Samoa detects scores of cases daily in its first-ever coronavirus outbreak
2 years, 9 months ago

Samoa detects scores of cases daily in its first-ever coronavirus outbreak

LA Times  

A traditional boat is hauled ashore in Apia, Samoa, in 2015. Samoa has reported scores of new coronavirus cases daily since detecting its first-ever case of community transmission last week. The South Pacific island nation of 200,000 people has been in lockdown since Saturday as it deals with its first outbreak since a worldwide pandemic was declared two years ago. …

COVID endangers fragile health systems in Pacific nations: Report
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID endangers fragile health systems in Pacific nations: Report

Al Jazeera  

Palau and Fiji have reported high vaccination rates allowing it to contain the virus but countries like the Solomon Islands are seeing a surge in cases. A record surge in COVID-19 cases is threatening to overwhelm hospitals and fragile health systems in the Pacific, from the Solomon Islands to Palau, according to the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent …

Thursday Island COVID-19 outbreak worsens with eight new cases detected
3 years ago

Thursday Island COVID-19 outbreak worsens with eight new cases detected

ABC  

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Pacific nations stay vigilant against coronavirus in cyclone's aftermath
4 years, 9 months ago

Pacific nations stay vigilant against coronavirus in cyclone's aftermath

India Today  

A powerful cyclone that hit the Pacific Island nations this week bringing death, injuries and destruction cannot be allowed to disrupt containment efforts against the spread of the coronavirus, officials in the region said. Cyclone Harold, a Category 5 storm with winds in excess of 251 km/h passed through the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga, cutting power and destroying …

Coronavirus spread sees Singapore, US, Solomon Islands impose strict travel regulations as case numbers surpass SARS outbreak
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus spread sees Singapore, US, Solomon Islands impose strict travel regulations as case numbers surpass SARS outbreak

ABC  

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