Marshall Islands

2022 - 8 - 16

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Health disaster declared as COVID cases skyrocket in Marshall ... (ABC News)

A health official warns the outbreak is continuing "to gain strength" in the capital Majuro, as the number of cases doubled from Saturday to Sunday.

Mr Niedenthal warned the outbreak was continuing "to gain strength" in Majuro, as the number of cases doubled from Saturday to Sunday. On Friday, the Marshalls' President David Kabua signed a "state of health disaster" to give the government access to emergency funding. Since a handful of positive community cases of the Omicron variant were confirmed on August 8, the numbers have skyrocketed to 2,800 in the city of 22,500.

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'Like wildfire': Tiny nation's Covid explosion (NEWS.com.au)

A health disaster has been declared on the Marshall Islands after the fast-spreading Covid variant Omicron infected more than a tenth of residents in the ...

Mr Niedenthal warned the outbreak was continuing “to gain strength” in Majuro, as the number of cases doubled from Saturday to Sunday. The tiny island, home to about 1000 people, would likely see a surge in cases, Mr Niedenthal warned on Monday. “They are about a week behind Majuro,” he said. “The days of quarantine upon arrival are now over.” On Friday, President David Kabua signed a “state of health disaster” to give the government access to emergency funding. “We’re gearing up for the hardest part of the outbreak right now in Majuro,” Health Secretary Jack Niedenthal said on Monday. It was one of the last countries to be Covid-free. But a policy switch has seen more than a tenth of residents in its capital infected almost overnight.

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WHO declares public health emergency for Marshall Islands | Asia ... (Asia Pacific Report)

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the covid outbreak in the Marshall Islands a Public Health Emergency. A total of 571 new omicron cases of the ...

The Post Office had to close down because so many people came down with covid.” I went next door to buy some drinks and the owner is doing the cash register … all cashiers are out of action with covid. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the covid outbreak in the Marshall Islands a Public Health Emergency.

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'Like Wildfire': COVID cases skyrocket on Marshall Islands (Aljazeera.com)

Authorities in Marshall Islands declare health disaster as COVID-19 cases surge in Pacific nation's capital, Majuro.

Niedenthal warned the outbreak was continuing “to gain strength” in Majuro, as the number of cases doubled from Saturday to Sunday. On Friday, the Marshalls’ President David Kabua signed a “State of Health Disaster” to give the government access to emergency funding. A health disaster has been declared on the Marshall Islands after the fast-spreading coronavirus variant Omicron infected more than a tenth of residents in the capital, Majuro, in one week.

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COVID-19 cases skyrocket on Marshall Islands after 2 years dodging (Daily Sabah)

A health disaster has been declared on the Marshall Islands after the fast-spreading COVID-19 variant omicron infected more than a tenth of residents in...

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