THE geographical boundaries of the infection in Honiara is yet to be established according to the Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. “We have not yet established the full extent of the COVID-19 infection in Honiara, since this diagnosis. However, as the…
BY BEN BILUAGizo PROVINCIAL Secretary of the Western Province is calling on the Oversight Committee and the national government not to throw risks to the Province. Jeffrey Wickham made the comment in response to the Government’s proposal for international ships…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has warned the country to be prepared for the worst of the deadly virus. In his address yesterday, the Prime Minister said he can only pray that the community transmission will be…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO ALL outpatient services at the National Referral Services are closed. This was confirmed by the office of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services yesterday. “All NRH Outpatient services will be closed except for emergency department which…
MALAITA Premier, Daniel Suidani says he does not have authority to impose lockdown in his province despite calls for him to do so. In a statement, Suidani said the Premier including himself has no legal authority to impose any lockdown…
THE Isabel Provincial Government has imposed travel restrictions as a result of covid-19 community transmission in the country. In a statement last night, the speaker of the provincial assembly, Lawrence Hayward said this is part of the government’s efforts in…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has activated its operations following the approval of the 60 hours lockdown yesterday evening. The RSIPF when activating its operations, deployed officers to their strategic locations with the Emergency Zones as of 6PM…
BY BEN BILUAGizo WESTERN Provincial Health and Medical Authority sent a team to Noro today to carry out a COVID-19 test on a person who was in close contact with the patient who tested positive in Honiara yesterday. Acting Director…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO ALL Honiara City Council clinics will open and provde health services in Honiara exepct for Vura and Mbokonavera clinics. This was confirmed by the office of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. “All HCC Health…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE country has recorded its first community transmission cases of Covid-19 after six people tested positive at Pelau Island in the Ontong Java atolls. The Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare confirmed this in his nation wide address…
