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Hugh McClure - 8 Jul 2020
COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 8 July
COVID-19 has re-emerged in a number of Pacific states, whilst seasonal workers in Australia and New Zealand have faced mounting uncertainty, writes Hugh McClure.
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Hugh McClure - 1 Jul 2020
COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 1 July
New cases have emerged in a number of Pacific countries, whilst the region’s economic downturn has been labeled a ‘humanitarian crisis’ in the wake of COVID-19, Hugh McClure writes.
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Hugh McClure - 24 Jun 2020
COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 24 June
COVID-19 cases have increased in a number of Pacific countries, whilst Fiji looks to revive its tourism industry. Hugh McClure writes.
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Hugh McClure - 10 Jun 2020
COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 10 June
The Northern Mariana Islands and Indonesia have been the centres of COVID-19 growth in the region, whilst Papua New Guinea has voted to extend lockdown measures despite domestic pressure. Meanwhile, New Zealand has faced calls to open up to Pacific tourism, Hugh McClure writes
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Hugh McClure - 3 Jun 2020
COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 3 June
New Caledonia has recorded its first new cases in two months amid rising tensions with France, whilst Papua New Guinea has faced internal pressure to ease COVID-19 restrictions even as cases in neighbouring Indonesia continue to rise, Hugh McClure writes.
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Hugh McClure - 27 May 2020
COVID-19 | The Pacific response: 27 May
Rising case numbers in Indonesia’s Papua and West Papua provinces are causing concern, and the international response in the Pacific region has ramped up, Hugh McClure writes.
