Vanuatu curfew extended for another 48 hours
The Vanuatu Government has extended the 6pm-6am curfew for Efate and its offshore islands for another 48 hours.
The Order to extend the curfew until...
Vanuatu records first COVID community case, as residents worry about road ahead
Vanuatu's main island Efate, and its surrounding islands, are in lockdown after the country's first COVID-19 case was detected in the community.
The outbreak first...
Fiji stands for peace says PM
Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says Fiji will always support peace.
Speaking on Radio Fiji One’s “Nai Lalakai” programme, the Prime Minister says Fiji has...
ADB provides US$8 million grant to help Kiribati respond to its first outbreak of...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is releasing an US$8 million (A$11.3 million) grant from its Pacific Disaster Resilience Programme (Phase 3) to help finance...
UN health agency updates guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics
The World Health Organisation (WHO), for the first time, included an oral antiviral drug in its COVID-19 treatment guidance.
The updated “living guidelines” on related...
PNG low Covid vaccination rate a worry: PM Marape
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has again raised his concern over the country’s very Covid-19 vaccination rate of 4.6 percent, telling health...
IPCC Impacts Report: National leaders must act on Climate crisis to ensure human health...
Responding to Monday's publication of the stark Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which details widespread, growing,...
Blue Pacific joins United Nations call for universal vaccination
Pacific leaders have added their voices to a global call for universal vaccination, as world leaders gathered at the United Nations today to call...
COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate: A regional solution for cross border travel
The availability of vaccines and ongoing evidence-based research to mitigate COVID-19 is allowing Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) to explore a variety of...
Omicron BA.2 confirmed in Tonga, one death reported
Only 467 people eligible to be vaccinated are left to get their first dose as the government continues to roll out vaccination for COVID-19.
Prime...
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