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 Alfred Sasako TWO cargo ships, loaded with medical supplies to help the government in its fight to keep the COVID-19 away, have left China for Honiara, it was revealed last night. Sources familiar with the shipment said the ships…
Two results return negative. Country awaits two more BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GOOD news for the country as two results returned negative on Wednesday 1st April, summing up three negatives out of the latest five suspects. The country is waiting on…
Government orders a halt to international service as pressure from covid-19 grows By Barnabas Manebona GOVERNMENT has officially banned international flights in and out of the country as its latest measure to keep covid-19 out. This announcement was made last…
THE National Disaster Operations Centre (NEOC) based at the National Disaster Management Officer (NDMO) is now on “Full Activation” mode following the announcement by His Excellency the Governor Generals declaring a “State of Public Emergency” in Solomon Islands as of…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE government has commenced its repatriation plan to ship people out of Honiara to other provinces including the outer islands. This happened after Governor General Sir David Vunagi declared the Public State of Emergency on Wednesday which…
-Health ministry sends samples overseas for covid-19 testing -45 under quarantine BY ALFRED PAGEPITU THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services says it is awaiting results to samples from three suspects of the Wuhan coronavirus (covid-19) which have been sent…
