Four Solomon Islanders returning home on flight from NZ test positive for Covid-19

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Four Solomon Islanders returning home on flight from NZ test positive for Covid-19

By Naveel Krishant

Tuesday 27/10/2020

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. [Image: getty images]

Four Solomon Islanders returning to the Pacific Island nation on a repatriation flight from New Zealand have tested positive for Covid-19.

The Solomon Times reports Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare confirmed the cases, saying the quartet are football players based in the UK.

They were seated together on the flight from Auckland as part of a group of 16 players returning from Europe.

[Source: tvnz.co]

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