Oceania Kiribati The health minister said a team of five (doctors, nurses and logistical personnel) has arrived in the country from Australia to assess the Covid-19 situation for 10 days and prepare the nation for the next phase of its response
Oceania Kiribati A blue alert for rotavirus remains in effect, especially in Betio, accounting for the most cases, as well as a blue alert for DENV-1 and DENV-2, with most cases counted in South Tarawa but a transmission rate still contained
Oceania Kiribati NEC's East Micronesia Cable System EMCS now connects Kiribati with FSM and Nauru; the submarine fiber-optic cable has been handed out to state-owned telecommunications company Bwebweriki Net Limited BNL for local operations
Oceania Kiribati Fuel supplies are enough to keep Kiribati going for three to four months more, Minister for Social Affairs said, as stocks were replenished just before the US attacked Iran; attention focuses on how other Pacific island countries are handling the shortage
Oceania Kiribati UNICEF Australia and Rotary are supporting the HPV vaccination campaign in Kiribati, where logistics and culture make immunization challenging; working in synergy with communities is crucial to protect girls from cervical cancer