Covid 19

THE FOURTH TEST

BY MAVIS NISHIMURA POODKOLO Results to the fourth and final test for our quarantined students will indicate the situation of covid-19 in the country. The test was carried out on Sunday and yesterday. This round of tests determines whether quarantine…

Lack of rooms poses huge problem: PM

BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE National Oversight Committee of Covid-19 and the camp management are facing lack of adequate quarantine facilities to ensure students have individual rooms. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare stressed this yesterday when announcing the third positive case…

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COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION RISK LOW: PM

BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO DESPITE the climbing number of covid-19 cases, the risk of community transmission remains low. Government is quick to reassure citizens of this, following yesterday’s announcement of a third case of covid-19. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, in…

4 SI students in Philippines test positive

BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO FOUR of our students in the Philippines have tested positive for covid-19. They have been taken in by the Philippines Red Cross to be kept in isolation and monitored, prime minister Manasseh Sogavare announced in his…

RISK OF VIRUS SPREADING IS LOW: RODGERS

RISK of the coronavirus spreading out to the communities is very low, says Secretary to Prime Minister Dr Jimmy Rodgers. His observation, he said, was based on the assessment conducted in the quarantine centers in Honiara after the country recorded…

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EXPECT MORE CASES: GOV’T

Uncontrollable interaction among students in quarantine foils government’s goal to contain virus spread in centres Government is forewarning the country to expect more covid-19 cases from our students in quarantine. This is because the students are breaching quarantine rules, says…