Bay News: Paihia Russell swim, Ōkaihau horses, Okiato tsunami, Deep Water Cove snorkel day
11 Mar, 2021 02:00 AM
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Rebecca Hamilton hits Russell beach after swimming from Paihia, and raising over $7000 in the process.
Rebecca Hamilton hits Russell beach after swimming from Paihia, and raising over $7000 in the process.
Northern Advocate
From Paihia to Kororāreka the hard way A few years ago, when Rebecca Hamilton was confined to a hospital bed for three months with a complicated pregnancy, she began to dream of an open water swim. Trouble is, she lived in Washington DC, USA, with not an ocean in sight so it stayed no more than a crazy idea .
Australian Open tennis 2021: Naomi Osaka photo triggers tennis revolt amid claims of Australian Open divide
19 Jan, 2021 12:01 AM
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Naomi Osaka after winning the US Open in 2020. Photo / Getty Images
news.com.au
From bitter social media posts to workouts using mattresses as hitting partners, dozens of the world s best tennis players confined to Australian hotels for two weeks are dealing with their confinement in contrasting ways.
The Australian Open in Melbourne has been delayed three weeks until February 8 because of the coronavirus pandemic, and has run into new problems this week.
Positive COVID-19 cases on three of 17 charter flights into the country mean 72 players have been confined to their rooms for the entire 14-day quarantine period.
SunStar
+ January 16, 2021 A STUDENT in the Theology Department of the Seminario Mayor de San Carlos in Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City has been admitted to a private hospital after testing positive for Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
According to Archdiocese of Cebu spokesman Msgr. Joseph Tan, it’s the first Covid case in the seminary.
In an interview on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, Tan said the patient arrived from Tagum, Davao del Norte after the Christmas and New Year holidays, but he did not have a specific date.
Tan said the patient is now confined at the Perpetual Succour Hospital in Cebu City.
Friday, 08 January 2021 - 16:13
Releasing a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that they will facilitate the repatriation without any financial burden on Sri Lankans.
Free of charge
Foreign Secretary Jayanath Colombage clarified that the role of the Missions is strictly confined to organizing repatriation flights for returnees who are tested on arrival, offered all logistical support, and are quarantined at Government facilities free of charge.
Explaining further, they stated the returnees are drawn from the list of overseas Sri Lankans registered in the Missions and Posts and repatriated depending on their vulnerability levels and on a “first come first serve basis“.