Solomon

Three active COVID-19 cases in Solomon Islands

One of the confirmed cases is a student who arrived from Manila on 21 January 2021, said Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare.

He said the other two cases are two soccer players who are previously tested negative which were again tested positive.

SIBC reports they are the soccer players who returned from the United Kingdom (UK).

“This means we have three positive Covid-19 cases, only one of whom is new and the other two are reactivations. However, the reactivated cases do not alter our official numbers, which remain at 18,” he said.

Commonwealth observer group commends Solomon Islands election

In a preliminary statement released over the weekend, its chairperson, former Vanuatu prime minister Sato Kilman, says the group acknowledged the efforts of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission to conduct the election under the country's new Electoral Act which was brought in just the year before.

Mr Kilman said his group observed some positive aspects of the process and also identified areas that could be improved to enhance the country's democratic process.