The United States says that it will work with countries including Taiwan to help Pacific nations respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Pacific region is home to most of the remaining countries that have not yet reported cases of COVID-19. Among these unaffected Pacific islands nations are Taiwan’s four allies in the region—Palau, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Tuvalu.
The US State Department says it has provided over US$32 million as of April 17 to help nations in the Pacific fight the pandemic. Much of the funding was directed to the three countries in the region that have compacts of free association with the United States-- countries that include Palau and the Marshall Islands.