200 infections mark critical point for Fiji’s Ministry of Health: Dr Fong

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Fiji's Ministry of Health is working on greater contingency measures after the COVID-19 cases soared to 105 Sunday. This is Fiji's biggest daily toll since...

Guterres: Vaccines should be considered ‘global public goods’

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Lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines should be considered “global public goods”, the UN chief told journalists on Friday, covering the G7 Summit of leading industrialised nations...

Fiji records 105 cases; over 1000 since second outbreak in April

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Fiji has reported 105 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, taking the total number of infections since the outbreak started in April over 1000. Ministry of...

180,000 Australian vaccines for Fiji and over FJD$152.5 million in direct budget support

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The arrival of 50,000 more Australian manufactured AstraZeneca doses last Thursday night is a further demonstration of Australia’s commitment to stand with Fiji during...

40 new COVID-19 cases – PNG total at 16,661

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Papua New Guinea has recorded 40 new COVID-19 cases last Thursday increasing the country’s total cases to 16,661. The cases were reported in ten provinces...

Report highlights Covid impact on region

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The most pressing disaster facing the Pacific right now continues to be the COVID-19 pandemic. And every place is different. After closing its borders and aggressively...

PNG PM Marape: Get vaccinated

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With more than 100,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine remaining and the expiry date looming, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is...
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The island with no water: how foreign mining destroyed Banaba

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By Joshua Macdonald BANABA, 10 JUNE 2021 (THE GUARDIAN) --- The last decent rain on Banaba was more than a year ago. Without rain, people on...
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Cambodia: Stop silencing critical commentary on COVID-19

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The authorities’ actions are reinforcing the already widespread atmosphere of self-censorship, preventing participation in governance and public affairs, and extinguishing an important safeguard for...
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Covid-19 positive man in Cook Islands charged with making false declaration

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The man who returned a positive test for Covid-19 last week in Cook Islands will appear in court this Thursday. The man, who is a...

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Napat: ‘Donors must work our way or take their money back’

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