HONIARA will start adjusting to a new normal as health officers work to identify the magnitude of COVID-19 infection in Honiara City. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his special address this afternoon said “we are no longer in normal times”. He said the Oversight Committee has recommended that the following actions be observed after the…
THE National Government is working to establish another two sites to become field hospitals for those who tested positive to COVID-19 and are sick. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said this is because the Central Field Hospital at Lawson Tama has already reached its capacity. One of the sites identified is a former quarantine station and…
SOLOMON Islands has recorded another 88 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 169. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his special address this afternoon (Friday 21st January) said in the past 24 hours from 8am yesterday to 8am this morning a total of 343 samples were tested.…
WITH the rapidly increasing cases of COVID-19 in Honiara and the health team’s ongoing effort to find the extent of COVID-19 community transmission in Honiara, the Anglican Church of Melanesia is suspending all church services for the Diocese of Central Melanesia (DOCM) this Sunday, 23rd of January, 2022. The Anglican Archbishop of the Church of…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services will give priority to those with serious and mild COVID-19 symptoms as it work to address the current COVID-19 community transmission in Honiara, Ontong Java and possible threats to other provinces. A statement from the ministry yesterday (Thursday 20th January) said those who think they have been exposed…
INTER-ISLAND boats travelling to Gizo Town, Western Province, will only be allow into the township if they comply with the strict COVID-19 safety practices imposed by the provincial government. This restricted measure came into effect on Thursday after the province activated its Response Plan Alert Phase to Level 3. Western Province Premier Christian Mesepitu said…
THE molecular laboratory at the National Referral Hospital is now stretched to capacity and test results will continue to be delayed as the number of swab samples collected since Wednesday this week increases rapidly. A statement from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services said since yesterday morning (Thursday 20th January) over 300 samples have…
GIZO Market in the Western Province will open for only three days starting next week. This was endorsed by the Western Provincial Executive through the Provincial Health Emergency Oversight Committee (PHOEC) and the Provincial Disaster Committee (PDOC). In a special address to Western Province today, the provincial premier Christian Mesepitu said as of next week…
LEADER of Opposition has described today’s announcement of 48 new COVID-19 cases by the Prime Minister this afternoon as ‘sad and unfortunate’.Matthew Wale in a statement issued by Opposition Office said this is the highest number of cases recorded in the last 24hrs and it is a serious concern for the country.“I am equally saddened…
THE first COVID-19 swab test of the person in Noro, Western Province who was in close contact with one of the persons who was tested positive in Honiara for COVID-19 is negative. Reports reaching Solomon Star in Gizo this evening (Thursday 20th January) said since the person arrived in Noro on Sunday and following news…