TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A 78-year-old member of the Iranian clerical body that chooses the country’s supreme leader has died from the illness caused by the new coronavirus, news agencies reported Monday. He was the latest of several senior Iranian officials to have been infected in the worsening outbreak. The outbreak has infected nearly 14,000 […]
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Anticipating Covid‑19 in the Pacific
While Australia prepares its domestic interventions,it needs to spare some thought for the Pacific as well. SYDNEY, 16 MARCH 2020 (DEV POLICY.ORG) —-With the confirmation of a coronavirus case in French Polynesia, the Pacific has officially joined the pandemic. The Covid-19 crisis could have dramatic impacts on the small island states. Understanding and managing critical […]
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What will we do if COVID-19 case is confirmed here?
Some say, it is not if the COVID-19 coronavirus comes to Palau but when it comes to Palau, an inevitable reality. So, if we find out like Guam that there is a positive case in Palau, how are we going to react? I hope that we would act as typical practical Palauans usually act. We […]
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Guam has three confirmed cases of Covid-19
HAGATNA, 16 MARCH 2020 (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES)—Guam has three confirmed cases of Covid-19 infection as of Sunday, Governor Lourdes Leon Guerrero said, warning that more cases are anticipated. The first two patients, who are related, traveled to the Philippines and came back to Guam on a United Airlines flight on 02 March, while the third […]
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Torres announces CNMI government shutdown
SAIPAN, 16 MARCH 2020 (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES)—CNMI Governor Ralph Torres on Sunday announced a temporary shutdown of the government amid the unabated threat of Covid-19 pandemic, which has hit Guam. “All non-essential employees of the Commonwealth’s departments and agencies are asked to stay home until further notice. We will provide additional updates on the government […]
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Covid-19: American Samoa governor self-isolates as a precaution
PAGOPAGO,16 MARCH 2020 (RNZ PACIFIC)—American Samoa’s governor has been placed in quarantine after his trip to the US mainland. Lolo Matalasi Moliga traveled to Washington State and Hawaii, two places with confirmed outbreaks of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Seattle, where Lolo was for a medical appointment, is where the largest number of coronavirus deaths in the […]