GENEVA, 27 APRIL 2020 (UN NEWS CENTRE) —The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection. In a scientific brief issued on Friday, the UN health agency said there was no proof that one-time […]
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Posted inPacific News
COVID-19 and its likely impact on the tuna industry in the Pacific Islands
HONIARA, 27 APRIL 2020 (DEVPOLICY.ORG) —The importance of tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) cannot be underestimated. Approximately 60 percent of the raw material for the global tuna canning market comes from the WCPO. There are two reasons why COVID-19’s impact on the tuna industry should be monitored. First, shelf-stable foods, such […]
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High Covid-19 rates for Pacific islanders in the U.S
MAJURO, 27 APRIL 2020 (RNZ PACIFIC)—Pacific islanders living in the United States have an infection rate two to three times the average in at least four American states, according to data released Sunday by the Pacific Islander Center of Primary Care Excellence, a California-based group. The organisation cited the “alarming disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on […]
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Charter flight to bring in stranded citizens,OEK leadership disagree
Yesterday, President Remengesau announced that Palau will charter United Airlines flight on May 21st to bring in stranded Palauan citizens in Guam. The flight is said to bring back Palauans, students and other citizens, that have travelled out of Palau and got stranded due to COVID-19 restrictions. Report also said that citizens of other countries […]
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Raptors’ Fred VanVleet skeptical about NBA season resuming
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet is bracing for the suspended NBA season not to resume and if it does, he isn’t convinced health concerns can be adequately addressed as long as the coronavirus pandemic remains a threat. “I think everybody is just preparing for the worst case scenario, the season being canceled,” […]
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Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long a lifeline for families back home, migrant workers in oil-rich Gulf Arab states now find themselves trapped by the coronavirus pandemic, losing jobs, running out of money and desperate to return to their home countries as COVID-19 stalks their labor camps. Whether on the island of Bahrain, hidden […]