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Samoa looks to change 14-day quarantine to 21 days

NZ Herald
31 Aug 2020
  Samoa

Constraints on the Pacific response to COVID-19

Devpolicy
28 Aug 2020
  Pacific

Cabinet approves China, Philippines repatriation flights

Solomon Times
28 Aug 2020
  Solomon Islands

ADB, Japan, and UNICEF hand over medical supplies to Fiji for COVID-19 response

ADB
28 Aug 2020
  Fiji

Australia to ‘bounce back better’ if COVID policies stay

Australian National University
27 Aug 2020
  Australia

UK supports Pacific countries in fight against COVID-19

Solomon Times
27 Aug 2020
  Pacific;   United Kingdom

Germany extends coronavirus pay top-up scheme

BBC News
26 Aug 2020
  Germany

$1B to accelerate defence initiatives in COVID-19 recovery

Office of the Prime Minister of Australia
26 Aug 2020
  Australia

Germany wants to scrap free corona-tests for all travellers

Reuters
26 Aug 2020
  Germany

Germany extends coronavirus pay top-up scheme

BBC News
26 Aug 2020
  Germany

Samoa halts all international flights

RNZ
26 Aug 2020
  Samoa

German coalition agrees to extend coronavirus relief for economy

Reuters
26 Aug 2020
  Germany

Germany to extend insolvency moratorium for virus-hit companies

Reuters
25 Aug 2020
  Germany

What are Pacific governments spending on in response to COVID-19?

Devpolicy
24 Aug 2020
  Pacific

Samoa signs $1.5 million ADB grant to support response to Covid-19

ADB
20 Aug 2020
  Samoa

Germany, France want more funding, power for WHO as part of sweeping reforms

Reuters
19 Aug 2020
  Germany;   France

Australian PM backtracks on plan to make coronavirus vaccine mandatory

The Guardian
19 Aug 2020
  Australia

USAID provides ventilators to Fiji, Kiribati, and Nauru to respond to COVID-19

US Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu
19 Aug 2020
  Fiji;   Kiribati;   Nauru

RBA Minutes: Accommodative approach as long as needed

FXStreet
18 Aug 2020
  Australia

Australia central bank rules out need for further policy easing for now

Reuters
18 Aug 2020
  Australia