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A former Manus Island refugee detained in an Australian hotel attempted suicide on Tuesday as police apprehended protesters on the hotel roof.

Three refugees formerly detained on Nauru and Manus Island have been flown to the United States from detention in Australia.

Australia will provide Pacific island nations with new rapid diagnostic Covid-19 kits in a joint initiative with the World Health Organization, the United States and New Zealand.

Fiji lawyer Ana Tuiketei Bolabiu has become the first Pacific counsel on a global roster working for the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague

Nauru police have engaged 33 reserves to help maintain security at Covid-19 quarantine facilities.

Refugees detained in Australia will only be protected from Covid-19 by the government if the courts force it, a refugee says.

Nauru has issued a joint statement with nine other countries, committing to ensure the countries' supply chain remains connected despite the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Australians have risked penalties by protesting during Covid-19 restrictions in support of Nauru and Manus Island refugees detained in Australia.

The Australian government says the welfare of Pacific workers and students still in Australia is a priority for it.

The lockdown to contain Covid-19 is a golden opportunity for Pacific nations to reset their diets, according to an Auckland University academic.

Marshall Islands residents are increasingly on edge about the possibility of the introduction of Covid-19 despite a government ban on inbound travelers.

The last of the members of the so called 'Nauru-19', former cabinet minister Mathew Batsiua, has been released from prison.

A large group of missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints departed the Marshall Islands and Kiribati over the weekend on a special chartered flight.

Refugees previously detained on Manus Island and Nauru should be released from Australian hotels into the community, doctors say. Video

There are only 18 countries in the world where there hasn't been a confirmed case of Covid-19, and many are in the Pacific. But how long can they remain coronavirus-free?

The Marshall Islands has extended its "total suspension of international travelers coming into the country via air travel until May 5.

China has donated money and medical equipment to hospitals in both Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, while Australia has also donated expertise, resources and support.

The Parties to the Nauru Agreement has suspended the 100 percent observers' coverage requirement for all purse seiners fishing in its waters.

The Asia Development has given $US1.5 million grants to four Pacific Islands to help with their response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted calls for the evacuation of refugees detained in Papua New Guinea and Nauru by Australia.

Nauru's Covid-19 preparations are set for a boost with Taiwan donating a testing machine.

More refugees detained on Manus Island and Nauru have been moved to an Australian hotel amid calls for their release to protect them from Covid-19.

The surveillance and protection of the Pacific's fish stocks will continue in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, says the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency.

More travel restrictions and measures have been imposed around the Pacific as cases in the region continue to increase.

Pacific countries have continued to introduce sweeping measures to try and offset the coronavirus.