TEMOTU Province has lost its COVID-19 free status on after recording its first COVID-19 positive case on Saturday.
Ministry of Health and Medical Services permanent secretary Pauline McNeil said the positive case was identified from swabs collected from 14 passengers travelling from Honiara to Temotu on Saturday.
Mrs McNeil said all passengers including their close contacts are now in quarantine.
She said contact tracing is continuing.
She said this was the result of the second wave of infections which is spreading with the movement of people from Honiara to the provinces.
By LACHLAN EDDIE
Newsroom, Honiara
