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Hugh McClure - 20 May 2020
COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 20 May
The Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua continue to be the Pacific region’s COVID-19 hotspots this week, Hugh McClure writes.
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Hugh McClure - 13 May 2020
COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 13 May
In-country testing is ramping up across the region this week, with testing capacity now restored in Papua New Guinea, Hugh McClure writes.
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Hugh McClure - 6 May 2020
COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 6 May
New, positive cases of COVID-19 continue to reduce dramatically in the Pacific Islands region, Hugh McClure writes.
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Hugh McClure - 29 Apr 2020
COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 29 April
Positive test results for COVID-19 have reduced dramatically in the Pacific region this week, with figures showing a marked slowing in the virus’s confirmed spread.
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Hugh McClure - 22 Apr 2020
COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 22 April
With COVID-19 continuing to spread in the Pacific, the region is facing coordination challenges as an increasing number of security partners play a role in managing the pandemic, Hugh McClure writes.
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Hugh McClure - 15 Apr 2020
COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 15 April
Around the world, countries are going into hibernation to flatten the COVID-19 curve. This week, the Pacific region faced further crisis with a major cyclone, which has complicated the pandemic response and proves other security challenges are not on hold.
