28 Jan 2022

Covid-19 infiltrates further into Pacific

From Morning Report, 7:34 am on 28 January 2022

Covid-19 is infiltrating more parts of the Pacific - bringing anxiety to some island nations that had succeeded in avoiding the pandemic until now.

There is particular concern in Kiribati, where a planeload of infected passengers this week has quickly lifted the total number of cases above 100.

Strains of both the Delta and Omicron variants have entered Samoa - prompting a nationwide lockdown.

RNZ Pacific news director Susana Leiataua spoke to Susie Ferguson.