The COVID-19 molecular testing laboratory at the National Referral Hospital has officially opened today. First blood samples to be tested depends on the symptomatic surveillance currently underway, and the COVID-19 Oversight Committee.
Country’s Gene Xpert machines are now ready to test COVID-19 samples, commencing Thursday. This follows a successful trial it underwent on Monday this week.
The New Zealand Government has joined the World Health Organization and the Australian Government to congratulate Solomon Islands for having the ability to test for COVID-19 locally. This comes after the recent arrival of the GeneXpert P-C-R cartridges.
Business entities that were temporarily closed under the Emergency Powers (Covid-19) Regulations 2020 have been re-opened. The exception is for night clubs within the emergency zone, which will remain closed untill further notice.
Cleaning of the Institutional Quarantine Facilities used by quarantined persons for the last few weeks have done and are ready for re-use. A total of 231 rooms have gone through the decontamination process this week.
The Solomon Islands is COVID-19-FREE to date. This is following the remaining two COVID-19 suspected case test results from Australia returned negative. The negative test results make up to a total of 13 suspected cases being tested with no coronavirus being detected in the Solomon Islands.
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Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, yesterday announced a three–phase lockdown option which has been forwarded to Cabinet for approval. A statement from the Prime minister’s Office and Cabinet says currently, the country is in the first phase which will remain until such time there is a confirmed…
Parliamentary Opposition Leader, Hon. Mathew Wale urges the government to start taking pre-emptive planning to consider the possible postponement of the Pacific Games to be held in the country in 2023.
National Parliament this afternoon passed a motion to extend the current State of Public Emergency for another four months. The motion was moved by the Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in accordance to section 16 of the constitution. The motion was passed by an absolute majority.
Solomon Islands will introduce a mock curfew as of Friday this week until Sunday morning. Prime minister, in responding to suggestions made in Parlaiment this evening, by the Opposition Leader Mathew Wale that a lock down be moved to a different time other than the Easter Period, Prime Minister…
The National Government through its Ministry of Public Service has implemented COVID-19 scale down of government operations, commencing last Tuesday-31st March 2020. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced in his nationwide address today.
The Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has donated three-hundred thousand US dollars to the Solomon Islands Government yesterday. A government statement today confirmed, saying this is to enable the national government to buy testing kits and other laboratory equipment to strengthen…
Two more test result of COVID-19 suspected cases in SolomonIslands turned out negative. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Health after being sent and tested in Australia.
Incoming passengers who are undergoing the compulsory 14 days quarantine process at the quarantine centers have bsen taken care of, the government siad.
All schools throughout the country has been instructed to close operations by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development, as a precautionary measure to protect all citizens from coronavirus.
The Solomon Islands Government assured local students studying abroad and their parents, that it will do everything to ensure they are ‘safe’ in their host countries.
Of the three most recent suspected cases sent for testing in Australia, one has returned negative. In addition, a new suspected case was sent for testing, Friday. This will be the eleventh case to be tested from the Solomon Islands.
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare has declared Honiara as an emergency zone as he made a nationwide address today. Prime Minister Sogavare has made the order following the declaration of the state of public emergency yesterday by the Governor-General His Excellency Sir David Vunagi.
A Solomon Islands Priest residing in Italy has advised the government to immediately close all our international entry points as soon as possible. Father, James Ereaihionaniia, who is serving in Rome, mentioned on his Facebook page last night, saying this is the best decision the government should…
