The Ministry also confirms that cases of severe acute malnutrition have been reported on Koro Island.
A feeding tent has been set up on Koro Island to ensure children get adequate nutrition.
Health Minister Jone Usamate said “According to the figures that we have for the severe acute malnutrition,a lot of our focus is on the age from 0 to 5 years and for that age group the figure we have is less than 1 percent around 1% has acute severe malnutrition”
It is expected that these figures could change.
He adds “There is a possibility that this could rise.At the moment we have our dieticians and other people on the ground that are looking at that”