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Covid-19: Omicron spreading in some Pacific countries

08:16 am on 20 January 2022

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Covid-19 cases around the Pacific are prompting concerns of a third wave of the virus.

Papua New Guinea has confirmed its first case of the Omicron variant, and it's also spreading in Fiji.

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

Other island nations are introducing new restrictions to stop the spread.

RNZ Pacific correspondent Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor talks to Sarah Robson.