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The World Bank has approved funding of $US3.4 million to further support Samoa's efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19 into the country.

More than half of the fatalities have been reported by the United States, Spain and Italy, while Britain has become the fifth country to pass 20,000 deaths.

Anzac Day was commemorated in a different way today due to the lockdown, while the Ministry of Health announced five new cases of Covid-19 and the death of a woman in her 70s.

Hundreds of welfare packs have been distributed in one of the Wellington region's most vulnerable suburbs during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Covid-19 is exposing the weakness of Papua New Guinea's border security.

The United States has increased its support for the Pacific's response to the Covid-19 pandemic by over $US32 million.

Reported cases of the coronavirus have crossed 2.5 million globally and 177,004 people have died, according to a Reuters tally today.

China is accusing Australia of taking its lead from the US over its criticism of Beijing's handling of the initial outbreak of Covid-19, in a falling-out between two major trading partners.

The Epidemic Response Committee has heard today from those in health and care services about whether they have been well served in the government's response to Covid-19.

The World Health Organisation says Pacific countries should be very careful when considering lifting restrictions in place for the Covid-19 pandemic.

The OFC Nations Cup football competition has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The vulnerable health of an urbanised Māori and Pasifika population was among reasons for extending the country's alert level 4 lockdown, the prime minister says. Audio

Tonga and Samoa have received boosts to their Covid-19 responses from the Asian Development Bank.

A court case is looming for the retirement village operator Metlifecare as it fights to keep its takeover deal alive.

The first Pacific Island woman to win a pro singles title says her tennis career is "in limbo" as a result of Covid-19.

The day before a decision on whether the country will move down to alert level 3, nine new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in New Zealand.

Some Pacific Island countries are beginning to emerge from lockdown, as the number of Covid-19 cases across the region inches towards 300.

Māori and Pasifika populations are more vulnerable to Covid-19 and the effects of a recession. The combination could be devastating, reports Susan Strongman.

Covid-19 could be twice as deadly for Māori communities if the virus spreads in New Zealand - and the risk is even higher for older Māori and Pasifika, new research has found.

Some patients are waiting days to have their prescriptions filled, with many community pharmacies struggling to meet demand during lockdown.

The head of a Covid-19 Pasifika advisory group wants to see a former New Zealand Prime Minister leading a push to re-energise global trust and resourcing to fight Covid-19.