Solomon Islands

An Australian military aircraft has landed in Honiara - the first of two flights carrying emergency medical supplies to support the Solomon Islands' response to an escalating Covid-19 outbreak.

Solomon Islands reported 48 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday.

The Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has warned the country can expect a rapid spread of Covid-19 and deaths.

The body of a child has been found in Solomon Islands and police say he's one of nine children who went missing at sea on New Year's Day.

Police and maritime officials in Solomon Islands say the operation to find 13 people still missing at sea has now moved from a search and rescue to a recovery exercise.

The body of a woman believed to be one of 14 people missing at sea since New Year's Day has been found by search and rescue officers in the Solomon Islands.

Fourteen people are missing at sea in Solomon Islands after a boat they were travelling in failed to reach its destination.

Australia's peacekeeping mission in Solomon Islands is being wound down.

More than 150 households, including businesses in the Solomon Islands capital Honiara, will receive emergency supplies - three weeks after riots rocked the Pacific island nation.