Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing

Covid-19-related developments throughout the Pacific Islands

The total number of cases of Covid-19 infection listed by the World Health Organisation for the region stands at 426, an increase of 44 since last week. The main contributor to this rise is the increase in infections in Guam.

The factors that make the Pacific resistant to infection - remoteness, scattered populations and the high cost of travel and transportation - are the very same elements driving the region deeper into economic distress.