Epidemic and emerging disease alerts in the Pacific as of 11 January 2021
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Dengue
DENV-3 in Republic of the Marshall Islands:
One (1) new dengue-like case was seen in the outer island of Ailinglaplap in the last 7 days and no new cases have been reported in Majuro. In total, there have been
3,874 dengue-like-illness cases (of which
1,978 were laboratory confirmed) reported by the Republic of the Marshall Islands between May 2019 and 06 January 2021.
Two (2) deaths were reported since June 2019 - Source: Dengue-3 Outbreak in Republic of the Marshall Islands Situation Report, 06 January 2021.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
28,595 confirmed cases of COVID-19including
909 deaths were reported in Australia. Twenty-four (24) locally acquired cases were reported in the last 7 days. – Source: Department of Health, Australian Government accessed on 11 January 2021.
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Pacific Islanders Start Gardening during the Pandemic
January 03, 2021
Islands in the Pacific ocean have few Coronavirus infections. But some people started gardens to have more food for their families (Fiji Ministry of Agriculture via AP)
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Islands in the Pacific Ocean have few coronavirus cases. But the pandemic has caused problems by interfering with supplies, causing price increases and a loss of business from foreign visitors.
Many governments have started community projects to help their citizens with food shortages. They are extending fishing seasons, expanding food gathering training and supporting seed programs. These programs are helping residents to become more
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Victoria Milko
This July 2020 photo provided by Fiji s Ministry of Agriculture shows a vegetable garden at the Suva Christian School in Suva, Fiji. Coronavirus infections have barely touched many of the remote islands of the Pacific, but the pandemicâs fallout has been enormous, disrupting the supply chain that brings crucial food imports and sending prices soaring as tourism wanes. (Fiji Ministry of Agriculture via AP) December 28, 2020 - 7:36 PM
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Coronavirus infections have barely touched many of the remote islands of the Pacific, but the pandemicâs fallout has been enormous, disrupting the supply chain that brings crucial food imports and sending prices soaring as tourism wanes.