Covid
Henry Ivarature - 16 Mar 2021
PNG COVID19 Surge – The Numbers Don’t Tell the Full Story
“We’re going to see more deaths in the very near future. We should all do our very best to slow it [transmission] as much as possible, because if the number of new infections is such that there are too many sick people for our health system to cope with, the health system will collapse. It will literally collapse.”
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Ben Bohane - 25 Feb 2021
Documentary explores life in lockdown across the Pacific
In March, the Australia Pacific Security College (PSC) will release a one-hour documentary film called Pacific Lockdown offering a unique insight into how people and communities across the Pacific islands are dealing with closed borders and life under “covid normal” over the past year.
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Hugh McClure - 25 Feb 2021
COVID-19 – the Pacific response: 25 February
Vaccine rollouts continue in the Pacific and a new report shows that the pandemic has accelerated malnutrition among children in the region, Hugh McClure writes.
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Hugh McClure - 11 Feb 2021
COVID-19 – the Pacific response: 11 February
Vaccine diplomacy is becoming a hot button issue in the region, whilst many leaders continue to push for a travel bubble, Hugh McClure writes.
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Hugh McClure - 28 Jan 2021
COVID-19 – the Pacific response: 28 January
The new year has brought limited reprieve in the Pacific Islands region, as COVID-19 cases have continued to increase throughout January and economic pressures have grown, Hugh McClure writes.
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Hugh McClure - 18 Dec 2020
The Pacific’s 2020 trendlines
Amidst the enormous human security crisis presented by the COVID-19 crisis, access to timely, reliable and relevant information has never been more important, Hugh McClure writes.
