2 COVID-19 related deaths
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE country has recorded two deaths from COVID-19 at the Emergency Department of the National Referral Hospital.Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana confirmed this in his daily COVID-19...
Government warns against obstruction of front-liners.
THE government has reported that some people are obstructing front-line workers from carrying out swabbing when conducting COVID-19 tests.Resisting and obstructing authorized officers carrying out their mandated duties in this time of COVID 19...
88 new cases, Lock-down ends tomorrow with stiff measures
THE Country has recorded 88 new cases of COVID-19 after tests were done on 343 samples in the past 24 hours ending 8 am this morning.And Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare has announced that strict...
All positive cases clinically stable
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLOA Senior health expert within the Ministry of Health and Medical Services has confirmed that all the positive cases picked out from Honiara are clinically stable , as no one is...
Noro person of interest tests negative
BY BEN BILUAGizoTHE first test result of COVID-19 on a person of interest at Noro came back negative last night.Reports reaching Island Sun Gizo states that tests were made on five (5) specimens collected...
Person of interest in Noro
BY BEN BILUAGizoWESTERN 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...
Community transmission here
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLOTHE 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...
DEADLINE LOOMS
Top public servants face job loss over vaccinationBy EDDIE OSIFELOSOME high-profile public servants in the government are expected to lose their jobs if they do not get their vaccinations by the end of this...
Auki police mediate between parties
BY SAMIE WAIKORIAUKIPOLICE in Auki are working with parties involved in the recent alleged abduction.Acting PPC Malaita Eddie Koto told the Island Sun his office is mediating between the parties in an effort to...
Auki public demand patrol boat to leave
BY SAMIE WAIKORIAukiMEMBERS of the public in Auki have demanded the immediate departure of the patrol boat from Auki wharf by 6pm yesterday evening.The demand was raised during a meeting at Auki held between...