Tag: Coronavirus

By Scott Waide in Lae The Papua New Guinea Defence Force has been put on alert as Health Minister Jelta Wong formally declared the Covid-19...

ANALYSIS: By Tony Walker of La Trobe University When the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to the bone this week, this represented the most decisive...

By RNZ Pacific Air Tahiti Nui has decided to reroute its flights to France via the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. The change was announced after...

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By RNZ Pacific Pacific countries have further tightened border measures to try to keep the coronavirus from gaining a foothold in the islands. Six cases of...

By RNZ News Health officials have ramped up their presence at airports in New Zealand as tougher travel restrictions came into force today. From 1am today...

By RNZ News Some travellers trying to beat the New Zealand deadline early today for self-isolations to prevent the Covid-19 coronavirus spreading have been turned...

By Rappler The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed 29 new cases of the Covid-19 novel coronavirus in the country today - bringing the...

By RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced late today wide-ranging travel restrictions which mean as of midnight tomorrow anyone coming into New Zealand will...

By Lian Buan in Manila The Philippines Department of Health has announced 34 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the country, bringing the...

OPINION: By Scott Waide in Port Moresby There is no other way to say this to the government of Papua New Guinea. Prime Minister James Marape,...

By Sela Jane Hopgood of RNZ Pacific The cancellation of this year's New Zealand Pasifika Festival in Auckland because of coronavirus fears is expected to...

By Sofia Tomacruz in Manila Several cabinet members of the Duterte government are placing themselves under quarantine in an effort to prevent the spread of...

By RNZ Pacific French Polynesia has recorded the first coronavirus case in the Pacific Islands. President Edouard Fritch said the carrier was one of French Polynesia's...

By Marchio Irfan Gorbiano in Jakarta Indonesia has reported its first death from the Covid-19 coronavirus today, a 53-year-old woman and foreign citizen identified as...

By Dr Crispin Maslog in Manila As fake news on Covid-19 spreads faster than the virus, scientists call for a halt to the "infodemic". As China...

FBC News reports on the airports economic setbacks. By Ritika Pratap in Suva Fiji Airports will defer future infrastructure projects as a result of financial set-backs...

By Sofia Tomacruz in Manila President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected calls to place Metro Manila on lockdown after health officials recorded a spike in Covid-19...

By Alfredo R. Paloyo of University of Wollongong Panic buying knows no borders. Shoppers in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong and the United States have...

By RNZ News A public health professor says the World Health Organisation's failure to declare Covid-19 a pandemic is giving New Zealanders a false sense...

ANALYSIS: By Dr Colin Tukuitonga As Covid-19 coronavirus continues to cause considerable concern globally, we must remind ourselves that New Zealand has a good response...

By Ardilla Syakriah, Rizki Fachriansyah and Muh. Ibnu Aqil in Jakarta Indonesia’s first two confirmed Covid-19 coronavirus patients claim that media coverage and discussion on...