BY BARNABAS MANEBONA RESOURCING of testing capabilities and existing health facilities is recommended to step up in order to ensure the country is fully prepared for a possible Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. Under ‘challenges and gaps’ point three on resourcing of…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE national vaccination policy paper has been prepared to be submitted to the cabinet says Dr Yogesh Choudri Technical Advisor to Health Ministry. Choudhri said the paper is prepared by the Ministry of Health and Medical…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO OUTCOME of the COVID-19 vaccine application for 0.25 percent of the country’s population is still unknown. This was confirmed by Dr Yogesh Choudhri, technical advisor to Ministry of Health Medical Services at the recent radio talkback…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO SEVENTEEN students missed the third repatriation flight due to ‘paper work matters’. This brings the total number of our students in the Philippines yet to be brought home to 44. Dr Jimmie Rodgers, secretary to Prime…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO FIFTY-SIX quarantine occupants of the Government funded facilities graduated on Monday 1st February. Health Permanent Secretary Pauline McNeil said at moment there are 239 still in the government funded facilities. 56 of them graduated on Monday. …
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE next high-risk repatriation flight is scheduled for February 7, 2021. According to Dr Jimmie Rodgers, permanent secretary to Prime Minister, this repatriation flight is covered under the approval of cabinet last year and is labelled…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THIRTY-ONE swabs collected in the contact tracing to the latest covid-19 scare have all tested negative. The samples are from the student’s village in Malaita of people with whom he had interacted following his return there…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA PRE-ARRIVAL requirements for people travelling to Solomon Islands during this State of Public Emergency (SOPE) period are not negotiable state Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. In order to minimize the risk of further importation of Coronavirus (Covid-19) into…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA THE first tranche of Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines will be targeted to the country’s front-liners. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said initial application to cover the first 0.25 percent of population had been submitted to and had been received…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA CORONAVIRUS (Covid-19) testing capabilities has been a main pillar in Solomon Islands’ success to contain the virus, said Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. In his nationwide address yesterday, Mr Sogavare said more than 7000 tests have been conducted…
