Tag: Pacific health

By Robert Iroga in Honiara The Solomon Islands government has kicked off its full rollout of its nationwide covid vaccination strategy. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said...

By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby As the delta variant of covid-19 spreads to more than 96 countries, Papua New Guinea has put in tighter...

RNZ Pacific Health authorities in Fiji have confirmed 274 infections of covid-19 in the 24-hour period ending at 8am today as they have warned people...

RNZ Pacific Four more people have died as Fiji recorded 312 new covid-19 cases in the 24 hours ending at 8am yesterday. The Health Ministry said...

By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea and Fiji are among several countries in the region going backwards in their fight against the...

By Emmanuel Samoglou in Avarua, Cook Islands Cook Islands Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health has apologised to passengers who were offloaded in error on...

By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva Three more people with covid-19 have died in Fiji in the last 24 hours -- one of...

By Felix Chaudhary in Suva The Fiji government and other health experts must give the country a covid-19 crisis timeline, says prominent lawyer Richard Naidu. He...

Fiji's infrastructure could collapse if the people continue to take covid health advisories lightly, according to the United Nations resident coordinator. Video: TVNZ Breakfast Asia...

By Timoci Vula in Suva Fiji has reported its highest daily total of positive covid-19 infections with 279 cases reported as of 8am today as...

By Koroi Tadulala, FBC News journalist Fiji recorded 126 new cases of covid-19 in the 24-hour period ending at 8am yesterday with another death as...

RNZ Pacific The New Zealand government is ramping up its support to Fiji, which is in the grips of a covid-19 pandemic crisis. Another 126 new...

RNZ Pacific The Papua New Guinea Council of Churches (PNGCC) has declared its support for the covid-19 vaccination rollout, following a conference in Port Moresby. Papua...

By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist Anti-vax misinformation is throwing a spanner in the works for covid-19 vaccination programmes in Papua New Guinea and Solomon...

By Siteri Sauvakacolo in Lautoka, Fiji Six infants who tested positive to covid-19 are in stable condition at Lautoka Hospital in the west of Fiji. Health...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop has challenged Port Moresby’s almost bottom ranking in the 2021 edition of The Economist Intelligence...

RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape is appealing to people to take the covid-19 vaccine before doses expire. This comes as the number...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The leader of Fiji's opposition National Federation Party has condemned the government’s strategy for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic as having...

RNZ Pacific Fifty-one cases of covid-19 have been confirmed in Fiji tonight, with 35 of them from the fastest-growing cluster at Nadi. This takes the total...

By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva A new daily record of covid-19 cases has been announced in Fiji as 94 new cases in...

By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva Three senior members of Fiji's Ministry of Health have tested positive for covid-19, taking Friday's total new...

RNZ Pacific Fijian authorities have confirmed 28 new cases of Covid-19, taking the total number of active cases to 349. The Ministry of Health said last...