AUSTRALIA SUPPLIES MORE AID

TODAY (Tuesday 25th January), a Royal Australian Air Force C-130 delivered the second load of medical equipment and supplies to Honiara. A statement from the Australian High Commission said this forms part of Australia’s 19 tonne package of COVID-19 support. The statement said today’s flight delivered additional personal protective equipment, medical supplies, oxygen concentrators and further UNICEF…

Unconfirmed COVID-19 related death sends Marovo into lockdown

THE Provincial Disaster Oversight Committee (PDOC) in Western Province want contact tracing to start immediately at Rukutu and Seghe after a woman died from COVID-19 related symptoms. A PDOC representative Loyley Ngira informed a meeting between the Western Province Executive, PDOC and Western Provincial Health Emergency Oversight Committee (PHOEC) today (25th January) that the woman…

Lockdown for parts of Western tomorrow

FOUR areas in Western province will go into a four day lockdown to start at 6pm tomorrow (Wednesday 26th January). This was decided upon this afternoon (Tuesday 25th January) in a meeting attended by the Executive of the Western Provincial Government, the Western Provincial Disaster Oversight Committee (PDOC) and the Provincial Health Emergency Oversight Committee…