SYDNEY, 06 APRIL 2020 (GRREENPEACE)—As the world scrambles to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, Tropical Cyclone Harold has struck Vanuatu, with the devastation providing an unwelcome reminder that climate change remains the biggest threat facing the Pacific. Earlier today the cyclone made landfall on the island of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu’s largest island, bringing torrential rain and […]
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CNMI gets supplies for field medical hospital
SAIPAN, 06 APRIL 2020 (MARIANAS VARIETY) —The supplies needed for a 50-bed field medical hospital arrived at the Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport on Saturday in response to GovernorRalph DLG Torres and the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp.’s request for federal assistance in combating the Covid-19 pandemic in the CNMI. The tents, beds, personal protective equipment, medication […]
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“The recovery from the COVID-19 crisis must lead to a different economy”
The world is facing an unprecedented test. And this is the moment of truth. Hundreds of thousands of people are falling seriously ill from COVID-19, and the disease is spreading exponentially in many places, Societies are in turmoil and economies are in a nose-dive. The International Monetary Fund has reassessed the prospect for growth for […]
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U.S Navy to quarantine sailors in hotels on Guam
HAGATNA, 02 APRIL 2020 (THE GUAM DAILY POST)—Some of the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s sailors who will test clear of COVID-19 will be quarantined in unnamed Guam hotels as military officials work to decontaminate the aircraft carrier and separate them from sailors who have fallen ill from the rapidly spreading virus. During a press conference Wednesday, […]
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New Zealand embraces teddies to help make lockdown bear-able
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Some are perched in trees. Some are hanging upside down. Some are baking scones. Teddy bears are popping up in the unlikeliest of places as New Zealanders embrace an international movement in which people are placing the stuffed animals in their windows during coronavirus lockdowns to brighten the mood and […]
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Virus claims third life on Guam, 77 confirmed cases
HAGTANA, 02 APRIL 2020 (THE GUAM DAILY POST) —An 81-year-old man who contracted COVID-19 died at Guam Memorial Hospital midday Wednesday. “I told you that Guam must prepare itself for more days of sadness,” said Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero. “Unfortunately, one more of Guam’s COVID-19-positive patients passed away at 11:58 am.” The patient was admitted […]