BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO CORONAVIRUS-19 (COVID-19) entry will have social, economic and health impacts in the country, says the World Health Organisation (WHO). Dr Sevil Huseynova, WHO representative in Solomon Islands, says the current coronavirus threat is not just a…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO TRAVELLERS are asked to respect the travel restrictions as it is vital to prevent entry of Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) into the country. Clezy Rore, Minister for Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration has made this call with the…
Seven people turned back by Immigrations at airport since travel restrictions enforced BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO & BARNABAS MANEBONA A total of seven passengers who have been to countries with reported coronavirus-19 (COVID) cases have been turned back and denied…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI MALAITA Provincial Health Authority has put in place preparedness plans for coronavirus. Director of Malaita Provincial Health Authority, Dr Henry Kako said this is in response to advice issued by WHO to countries in the Pacific…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO SOLOMON Islands is at a high risk of a Coronavirus -19 (COVID-19) outbreak, says Minister for Health Dickson Mua. Speaking at a media conference on Wednesday 4th March, Mr Mua said there is a high risk…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO SOLOMON Islands Government (SIG) has approved a contingency warrant funds of $6.6million last week to support the Ministry of Health prepare for entry of the coronavirus. The approved amount of money indicates government’s commitment to keeping…
Ministry of health confirms coronavirus entering Solomon Islands imminent, steps up preparedness BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO CORONAVIRUS-19 (COVID-19) entering Solomon Islands is not a question of “if” but when “when” says the Ministry of Health. IN a press conference on…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) with other government ministries and partners continue preparedness efforts to prevent potential importation of COVID-19 into Solomon Islands. To date, there is no confirmed Coronavirus disease case detected in…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has activated National Health Emergency Operation Centre (NHEOC) with multi-sectoral coordination with key government law enforcement agencies and health partners to enforce prevention measures to check for the coronavirus.…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO PERMANENT Secretary of Health Pauline McNeil is calling on public and media outlets to avoid speculations about the China coronavirus. Mrs McNeil (MHMS) said the health ministry would like to remind public to practice commercial advocacy…
