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OPINION: There's no list of "low-risk" destinations as yet, but there are some pretty safe bets. And a few wild cards.

OPINION: There's no list of "low-risk" destinations as yet, but there are some pretty safe bets. And a few wild cards.

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The Vaturisu Council of Chiefs of Efate island which hosts Vanuatus capital city of Port Vila has recently approved kastom (custom) penalties for killings on Efate. Chairman of the council, Chief Simeon Poilapa said they have deposited the new kastom law to the Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs. Poilapa said this was done in line with Malvatumauri decision that all island council of chiefs have to have their customary laws dealing with killings in their respective jurisdictions by the end of July ...

Photo: AFP PNG scales down Covid-19 testing Papua New Guineas National Control Centre has decided to "scale down" testing for Covid-19 and focus on rolling out the vaccination programme. PNG has reported over 17,000 confirmed cases of the virus since the pandemic began a year and a half ago. Only around 132,000 tests have been conducted. The Controller of the National Pandemic Response, Police Commissioner David Manning said testing would continue but mainly at health facility settings. He said...

by Tamsin Rose, Anton Nilsson, David Aidone 23rd Apr 2021 10:14 AM Premium Content Subscriber only The federal governments decision to stop providing the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Australians over 50 is a vital step in revitalising Australias vaccine rollout, Health Minister Greg Hunt said. "The latest advice indicates, just as we had with flu, age limits for some vaccines should be used for younger people and some for older," Mr...

by Tamsin Rose, Anton Nilsson, David Aidone 23rd Apr 2021 10:14 AM Premium Content Subscriber only The federal governments decision to stop providing the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Australians over 50 is a vital step in revitalising Australias vaccine rollout, Health Minister Greg Hunt said. "The latest advice indicates, just as we had with flu, age limits for some vaccines should be used for younger people and some for older," Mr...

NSW Health has launched an investigation after the crew of a ship that docked in Sydney later tested positive for COVID-19. Health officials were left in the dark over the fact at least 15 Port Botany wharfies who boarded the ship could have been infected for three weeks. Six out of 15 Sydney workers had returned negative test results by 10pm Thursday. More test results are expected to come back throughout Friday. The NSW Health investigation will also seek to determine whether an additiona...

Vanuatu authorities have released a flagged UK tanker and crew that had been investigated after a dead crew member found washed ashore on a beach and infected with Covid-19. BW Epic Kosan operates the LPG gas tanker Inge Kosan had been anchored off the capital Port Vila while police and health workers carried out and investigation. Prime minister Bob Loughman confirmed the release of the vessel yesterday evening. Mr Loughman said the blood tests of 26 people in quarantine because they had conta...

Sydney crew boarded a Covid-riddled ship full of infected sailors Daily Mail Australia Reporter © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Workers at Port Botany boarded a ship where a dozen sailors later tested positive to Covid-19 during a 24-hour window that it was docked in Sydney - but werent themselves tested for the virus until three weeks later. The Inge Kosan bulk ship came from Papua New Guinea and arrived in Sydney on March 31 before leaving for Vanuatu - where 12 of...