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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

Latest COVID-19 data confirms infections have risen globally for four consecutive weeks

UN News
04 Aug 2021
  Japan;   United Kingdom;   United States;   India;   Indonesia

WHO calls for moratorium on Covid-19 booster shots in bid to secure jabs for poor countries

France 24
04 Aug 2021
  Global

Tonga legislators set to enforce COVID-19 inoculation

Matangi Tonga
04 Aug 2021
  Tonga

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

IMF approves 650 billion dollar fund to alleviate pandemic impact

RFI
03 Aug 2021
  Global

Portugal, Luxembourg, Belgium get first tranches of EU recovery funds

Reuters
03 Aug 2021
  Other ADB Members;   Belgium;   Luxembourg;   Portugal

NextGenerationEU: European Commission disburses €2.2 billion in pre-financing to Portugal

European Commission
03 Aug 2021
  European Union;   Portugal

NZ sends 100,000 vaccine doses to Fiji

RNZ
03 Aug 2021
  New Zealand;   Fiji

Central banks are learning to live with Covid

Bloomberg
03 Aug 2021
  Global

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

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

National Referral Hospital Restricts Entry After COVID-19 Scare

Solomon Times
29 Jul 2021
  Solomon Islands

Medical supplies donated by Switzerland arrive

Bangkok Post
29 Jul 2021
  Thailand