COVID-19

Diversion Order – March 28, 2020

  1. Name of the conveyance (aircraft): Fiji Airways.

Expected Date of Arrival between the 29th of March 2020 to 4th of April 2020:

  • Monday 30/03/2020 FJ211;
  • Tuesday 31/03/2020 FJ211;
  • Thursday 02/04/2020 FJ211;
  • Saturday 04/04/2020 FJ211.
  1. Name of the conveyance (aircraft): Air New Zealand.

Expected Date of Arrival between the 29th of March 2020 to 4th April 2020;

You'll Never Walk Alone tops coronavirus 'lockdown chart'

The Official Charts Company's "lockdown listening list" is based o

'Millions' of Americans could be infected with coronavirus, expert warns

Dr Anthony 

What if COVID-19 happened in 2005?

I just about remember seeing the newsflash about President Kennedy being shot. The fall of the Berlin wall and 9/11 are seared in my memory. But nothing compares to this pandemic in terms of the impact on everyday life. 

But as I spend my day holding video-conferencing sessions with colleagues, FaceTiming my son and granddaughter stuck in a flat across London, and updating my various social networks, one thing strikes me: what if this had happened in 2005, just before the smartphone era began? 

Tags: 

India's PM Modi seeks 'forgiveness' over lockdown

Criticism has mounted over the lack of planning ahead of the coronavirus shutdown, which was introduced with less than four hours' notice. 

Many of India's 1.3 billion citizens have been left jobless and hungry. 

Tens of thousands of migrant labourers have been forced to walk hundreds of kilometres to their native villages. 

In his weekly radio address PM Narendra Modi apologised for the impact of the strict stay-at-home measures. 

But he said there was "no other way" to stop the rapid spread of the virus. 

Tonga now in lockdown

There have been no confirmed cases in Tonga with eight suspected cases returning negative tests last week.

Despite this the government introduced a State of Emergency and a lockdown, including a night curfew which began on Sunday.

Our correspondent Kalafi Moala said Sunday was eerie as it's normally a day the nation set aside for attending church.

Sonny Bill Williams speaks out in favour of pay cuts

Williams became league’s highest paid player when he joined the Super League club on a two-year contract worth $10m, but with sport worldwide struggling from the impact of the pandemic, he would readily do his part to help the game financially.

“100 per cent, I would be that way inclined,” Williams told the UK’s Sky Sports News when asked about a pay cut.

“When it comes to taking pay cuts, to keep the game afloat, it would be crazy not to think that’s going to occur, especially with the way things are happening in the sporting world.

French Polynesia Covid-19 tally rises to 34

The update from the government said the hospitalisation rate is unchanged with one person in care.

Last night a curfew was declared for the first time, forcing residents across all islands to stay indoor from 8pm to 5am.

The curfew will be in place until 15 April, and anyone caught breaching it can be fined at least $US150 and risks one year in prison.

The curfew was foreshadowed last weekend when movements were restricted, and the public was warned of a possible complete lockdown.

Coronavirus: More than 900 deaths in a day in Italy

It means 9134 people have now died from the virus in the country.

Earlier World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a "chronic global shortage" of protective equipment was one of the "most urgent threats" to the ability to save lives.

Italy is the worst-affected in Europe. Almost everything has been closed and people told to stay at home.

Earlier on Friday, authorities warned that restrictions were likely to be extended beyond 3 April.

     

Covid-19: US cases exceed 100,000, doctors plead for more drugs, equipment

Physicians have called particular attention to a desperate need for additional ventilators, machines that help patients breathe and are widely needed for those suffering from Covid-19, the respiratory ailment caused by the highly contagious novel coronavirus.

Hospitals in New York City, New Orleans, Detroit and other virus hot spots have also sounded the alarm about scarcities of drugs, medical supplies and trained staff while the number of confirmed US cases rose by about 18,000 on Friday, the highest jump in a single day, to more than 103,000.