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Pacific Economic Outlook Weakens, But Vaccination Progress Provides Optimism — ADB

Asian Development Bank
09 Aug 2021
  Pacific

Final world vaccination dose donations arrive

Samoa Observer
08 Aug 2021
  Samoa

COVID resistance detected; vaccine urgency spikes

Samoa Observer
07 Aug 2021
  Samoa

ADB and Palau Sign Grants to Protect the Poor and Vulnerable Groups from COVID-19 Impacts

Asian Development Bank
06 Aug 2021
  Palau

Tonga legislators set to enforce COVID-19 inoculation

Matangi Tonga
04 Aug 2021
  Tonga

Bank of Thailand holds rate, cuts GDP forecast on Covid spike

Bangkok Post
04 Aug 2021
  Thailand

NZ sends 100,000 vaccine doses to Fiji

RNZ
03 Aug 2021
  New Zealand;   Fiji

Honiara Lockdown Plan Reviewed

Solomon Islands Government
03 Aug 2021
  Solomon Islands

Pacific nations with high vaccination rates delay opening borders amid concerns around herd immunity

ABC News
03 Aug 2021
  Niue

Vaccination first priority: Health Minister

Samoa Observer
02 Aug 2021
  Samoa

The Latest: Australia city extends lockdown as clusters grow

Samoa Observer
02 Aug 2021
  Samoa

NZ travel bubble for seasonal workers

Samoa Observer
02 Aug 2021
  Samoa

Thailand extends pandemic measures, expands lockdown areas

Reuters
01 Aug 2021
  Thailand

Phuket restricts travel from other Thai regions as COVID-19 cases surge

Reuters
30 Jul 2021
  Thailand

Over 24,000 now fully vaccinated

Samoa Observer
30 Jul 2021
  Samoa

50,000 Australian-Made AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive in Solomon Islands

Solomon Times
30 Jul 2021
  Australia;   Solomon Islands

Japan, UNICEF join fight against COVID-19

Samoa Observer
29 Jul 2021
  Pacific;   Japan

U.S. Sending 2.5 Million Vaccine Doses to Thailand and Cambodia

Bloomberg
29 Jul 2021
  United States;   Cambodia;   Thailand

Medical supplies donated by Switzerland arrive

Bangkok Post
29 Jul 2021
  Thailand

National Referral Hospital Restricts Entry After COVID-19 Scare

Solomon Times
29 Jul 2021
  Solomon Islands