Matson released a statement on March 20th that the shipping company will continue to do its regular shipments to all ports as scheduled. The company was prompted to release statements to address issues that are causing concern for their customers. The first issue was about rumors circulating rapidly through a text message saying that the […]
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Many businesses, banks, establishments practice social distancing
Businesses in Palau from restaurants, banks, and establishments are putting measures to limit social contact as precautionary measures to curb the spread of novel coronavirus. Palau is one of the few countries that do not have any confirmed case of COVID-19 but in line with the Ministry of Health’s Directive of social distancing, measures that […]
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Koror State implement safety measures to protect its citizens and residents
Koror State government expanded the coverage of its emergency response plan for COVID-19 from its operations and personnel to cover the population within Koror State through the adoption of its Executive Order 20-20. With the largest concentration of Palau’s population within Koror State, Koror State leadership believes that it is “most vulnerable and will be […]
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Koror State and traditional chiefs enforce curfew for safety preventions against COVID-19
Palau’s fear continues to grow as the number of affected COVID-19 increases in neighbors such as Guam and the Philippines. Koror state being the most populated state in Palau has its state government highly encouraging people to exercise safety measures such as social distancing and hand washing recommended by MOH. Koror State-enforced precautionary measures via […]
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Flame arrival faces rising tension Tokyo Olympics be delayed
TOKYO (AP) — The Olympic flame from Greece is set to arrive in Japan even as the opening of the Tokyo Games in four months is in doubt with more voices suggesting the event should be postponed or canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The flame touches down Friday aboard a white aircraft painted with […]
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Contagion of fear, uncertainty infect financial markets
The rapidly deteriorating health of the financial markets is being driven by a contagion of fear and uncertainty about a global pandemic that’s infecting the economy in ways that seemed unfathomable just a month ago. It almost seems like a distant memory now, but shortly after the President Day’s holiday weekend, the benchmark S&P 500 […]