Solomon Islands reports its first case of COVID-19
The Solomon Islands has reported its first case of COVID-19, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare confirmed on Saturday in an address to the nation.
The infected patient is a student who returned from the Philippines recently but had tested negative before his departure.
Sogavare said close contacts with the patient have been traced and put under quarantine.
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