Coronavirus response

Since declaring a national emergency, Nauru had also received aid from other partners to respond to the pandemic.

Nauru's government said "the gold standard" testing machine would significantly reduce weeks of waiting time for testing in Australia.

It said Australia had provided about US$60,000 for the purchase of testing kits and the World Health Organisation had supplied personal protective equipment.

This included 7000 sets of gloves, 13,000 surgical masks and 200 surgical gowns.

President Lionel Aingimea, who is also Minister for National Emergency Services, ordered certain establishments to be designated residences for quarantines purposes as part of measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 to Nauru.

The Budapest Hotel, as well as rooms in the external block accommodation at Menen Hotel and the Anibare Village are being used as transit stations.

According to the latest Nauru Bulletin, all travelers will be required to travel directly from the airport in an approved transport to the transit station.