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Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare today urges Solomon Islanders at the western border not allow anyone to disembark or go shore but tell them to remain in their boat.
In his usual Monday address to the nation on COVID-19, Sogavare is clear: “To our people at the western borders, if anyone whether citizen or not attempts to land on our side of the border please;
- Do not meet with them or allow them to disembark or go shore;
- Tell them to remain in their canoe or boat;
- Inform police and health officials to take appropriate action.”
He adds that: “Anyone that aids and abates anyone from the other side, whether citizen or not, to cross into our side of the border will face the full force of the law. Make no mistake about that. I must emphasize that only carelessness of our own people can weaken our defence against COVID-19.”
Sogavare makes the strong statement as COVID-19 now reaches Bougainville, which is the closest it has come reaching the country.
“To all our good people along the western border the ability of our country to keep COVID-19 out from our western border rests in your hands as well. I plead with you to please do your best to protect our country, our villages, our families and our children – by not letting anyone from the other side of the border to cross and mix with our villagers or families.”
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