‘Crisis unfolding’ as Papua New Guinea hospitals hit by worst Covid wave yet
Hospitals in Papua New Guinea are being pushed to the brink and morgues are overflowing, as the country suffers what health authorities say is...
Palau accepts Taiwan-made COVID-19 vaccine Medigen
Palau now accepts travelers who have been vaccinated with Taiwan-made COVID-19 vaccine Medigen in addition to those already approved by US FDA and WHO.
The...
COVID-19: Global vaccine plan aims to end ‘two-track pandemic’
The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday unveiled an US$8 billion pathway out of the COVID-19 pandemic, in a bid to make vaccines...
PNG crippled by Covid-19 Delta variant and social media misinformation
Covid’s Delta strain is overwhelming Papua New Guinea’s fragile health system, forcing the closure of Port Moresby’s only public hospital to non-critical care and...
Fiji records 58 new cases of COVID-19, two deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 58 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths Thursday increasing the total number of cases to 51,316 and 647 deaths...
Fiji records 55 new cases of COVID-19, nine deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 55 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, increasing the total number of cases to 51,258 and 645 deaths since the outbreak in...
COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline : WHO
The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths has continued to decline globally, with 3.1 million new cases and just over 54,000 new deaths, reported...
Third COVID-19 surge worst: Port Moresby General Hospital CEO Dr Molumi
Papua New Guinea's biggest hospital, which recorded four Covid-19 deaths in one week, and more than 80 patients admitted, will scale down services from...
Fiji records 49 new cases of COVID-19, four deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 49 new cases of COVID-19 and four deaths Tuesday, increasing the total number of cases in the island nation to 51,203...
COVID-19 transmission in PNG widespread: Data
Twelve provinces in Papua New Guinea are showing widespread community transmission of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), according to reports and data from health authorities.
They are...
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Samoa political saga: Challenge to party removal reported
Samoa's prime minister and the five other ousted members of the ruling FAST Party are reportedly challenging their removal.
FAST chairman La'auli Leuatea Schmidt on...
Chiefs hope for party reconciliation
Chiefs from several constituencies whose members of parliament (MPs) were sworn in as new cabinet ministers on Wednesday hope for a resolution to the...
Coalition government likely in Vanuatu, where women struggle
Unofficial results in the Vanuatu election show another rainbow coalition is likely, with voters again sending a potpourri of parties to parliament.
Ni-Vanuatu went to...