TOKYO (AP) — South Korean officials warned Monday that hard-earned progress fighting the coronavirus pandemic could be upset by new infections at bars and leisure spots, highlighting global tensions between governments desperate to maintain social distancing and citizens eager to resume their lives as economic pressure mounts and infections slow in some places. Some European […]
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Marshall Islands on edge about Covid-19
MAJURO,13 APRIL 2020 (MARIANAS VARIETY) — Although the Marshall Islands has no confirmed cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, Marshall Islands residents are increasingly on edge about the possibility of its introduction despite a government ban on inbound travelers. The container vessel Kota Hakim, which came from Lautoka, Fiji, was given an exemption from the 14-day […]
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Guam worries as sailors from virus-hit ship take over hotels
HAGATNA, 13 APRIL 2020 (AP)—People in Guam are used to a constant U.S. military presence on the strategic Pacific island, but some are nervous as hundreds of sailors from a coronavirus-stricken Navy aircraft carrier flood into hotels for quarantine. Officials insist they have enforced strict safety measures. An outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt began […]
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Solutions for economic health crisis still being worked on
While a lot of work has been done to ensure that Palau is free of COVID-19 virus and prepared to handle potential cases of the virus, work to address the drastic impact of the pandemic on Palau’s economy is being worked on. The economic impact is said to be “unprecedented” by Minister of Finance Elbuchel […]
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Pushing for “some sense of normalcy”
With a COVID-19 testing system in place for the Republic, President Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr. has asked his ministers and directors to work in bringing the country to “some sense of normalcy” in his cabinet meeting with all Bureau Directors on April 13. Over the weekend, installation of key medical equipment and training were completed, […]
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2 Fiji rugby players arrested for breaking virus quarantine
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Fiji Rugby Union has criticized two of its top professional players who have been arrested for failing to self-isolate after returning to Fiji from overseas. Fiji media named one of the players as backrower Semi Kunatani who plays for the London-based Harlequins club. He was a member of the […]