BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO SOLOMON Islands through the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) and its partners have planned to adopt and articulate effective public health control measures practiced by other countries based on SI’s context. This was unveiled…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO ALL provincial schools are set to resume classes on 27th April on stages except for schools within the emergency zones in Guadalcanal, Noro, Munda, Choiseul and Shortland including Honiara. This was announced by Permanent Secretary of…
Solomon Islands still covid-19 free BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE results of the remaining two COVID-19 suspected case have returned negative bringing the country zero case to date.This was confirmed by Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Health and Medical Services…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO SCHOOLS in the country will still remain closed as the emergency period is extended another four months. This was revealed to Island Sun on Tuesday 14th April by Franco Rodie, Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Education…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO MINISTRY of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has sent a team to Malaita province to assess quarantine sites and isolation facilities there. This was confirmed by the Minister for MHMS, Dickson Mua. Mr Mua said, “a…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO ALL quarantine sites are expected to be empty this Sunday 12th April as people quarantined will be discharged this weekend due to “no coronavirus-19 (covid-19) detected”. Speaking to Island Sun News Minister for Health and Medical…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO CLINICIANS working at the National Referral Hospital have voiced they are demoralised following the termination of Dr Claude Posala, one of the country’s leading medical doctors and frontliners. Government’s wild action has reportedly left the unity…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO REMAINING two suspected covid-19 samples which have been kept awaiting any means of transport were finally flown over to Australia on Wednesday 8th April. These two brings the total number of suspected covid-19 cases to 13.…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO PEOPLE infected withCovid-19 need to be cared for in Intensive Care Unit or need intensive care treatment, which currently the country is lacking. This particular area of concern was revealed on Tuesday 7th April by Dickson…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO TWENTY people believed to be local students studying in the Philippines arrived on Tuesday and were allowed through without being quarantined, it is reported. This was confirmed by the Minister of Health and Medical Services, Mr…