AS Honiara residents prepare for the nation’s second lockdown later today, the debate over the origin of the COVID-19 community transmission continues unabated. The government maintains that Ontong Java in the Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) is the source of the outbreak of the community transmission, which began on Wednesday 19th January. Then, there were only…
TWO mobile mortuaries are going to be provided by the Australia Government to support National Referral Hospital’s capacity of availability of morgue. That’s according to Ms Pauline McNeil Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services when speaking during a radio talk back show. Sunday. She said Australia will support NRH with the…
FANGS Company has offered his building at Nggossi for the nurses and doctors at the National Referral Hospital to rest and self-isolate. National Referral Hospital (NRH) Medical Superintendent Dr Janella Solomon said the building is fully furnished with supplies of water and dry goods (food) that can last for more than two weeks. Dr Solomon…
THERE is now growing fear that the local freighter vessel MV Nusatupe visited more areas than expected. Reports reaching Solomon Star Gizo said the vessel anchored at Rukutu to off load cargoes as well as passengers then travelled to Munda and Taro. Noro refused the vessel entry so the vessel headed straight for Gizo before…
THE Auki Magistrates Court will remain close until February 7th 2022. A statement from the Office of the Chief Magistrate said this was due to the impact of the current outbreak of COVID-19. The statement said all cases listed for any date from now until February 7th are adjourned for further mention on February 7th…
BUSINESSES in Honiara have taken measures to ensure customers and members of the public produce vaccination cards and wear masks when entering their premises. The Solomon Star over the last few days visited shops to see if government measures imposed for businesses are acted upon. All shops visited at Point Cruz and the few remaining…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the government is looking for support from members of the business community during this four-day lockdown. In his nationwide address on Monday, PM Sogavare said this to help reduce the Covid-19 transmission in the country. “I ask the Solomon Island Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the business houses to…
MORE than 50 nurses and doctors who are infected with COVID-19 at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) have stand-down. NRH Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr George Malefoasi said this has resulted in staff shortage at the NRH. Dr Malefoasi was speaking during Sunday’s Radio Talk-Back Show. He said apart from staff shortage other key challenges…
A TOTAL of 476 cases have been recorded in the country as of yesterday.This was announced by the Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana in his first of the daily National Health Address tothe country.Dr Togamana will be delivering daily updates of surging cases in the country.He said following the 320 cases…
THE Honiara Emergency Zone will go into another four day lockdown beginning 6pm tomorrow (Tuesday 25th January). Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his address on the COVID-19 situation in the country this afternoon (Monday 24th January) said although the original outbreak of COVID-19 in the country started from Ontong Java, Honiara is now the epicentre…