“ABOUT 1342 people were tested for COVID-19 and to date, all have tested negative for COVID-19.
“That's according to the Minister for Health and Medical Services Dickson Mua.
“Mua told the parliament when contributing to the debate on the motion to approve the State of Public Emergency (SoPE) moved by the Prime Minister on Monday.
“I want to reemphasize that to date there have been no positive COVID-19 cases in the Solomon Islands,” he further added.
“This put the Solomon Islands as one of the very few countries in the world a COVID-19 free country.
“While this is a welcoming news Mua said the global COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to accelerate.”
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