COVID-19 Update: Kiribati’s Ministry of Health confirmed 201 new Covid-19 cases in the community on South Tarawa, Betio and Buota via PCR tests. The new cases are in home quarantine with mild symptoms. The national total now stands at 1,744 positives: 42 imported and 1,702 local cases on South Tarawa, Betio and Buota, plus 32 cases in Butaritari. An 80-year-old woman remains in the isolation centre hospital. School Health Measures: With the country still on alert level 3, the Ministry of Education has cancelled the first term of school scheduled for 14 February and will shift to remote learning, with details to be announced later. Sea Safety for Health Response: Life Flight (Fiji) Trust is urging wider use of emergency locator beacons (EPIRBs and PLBs) to speed up search and rescue at sea, citing a recent rescue of six medical professionals adrift for nearly 38 hours and noting that beacons can help teams reach people sooner by sending GPS coordinates. Regional Health-Related Environment Work: SPREP reports progress under SWAP2, a regional project funded by AFD and implemented by SPREP, including work in Kiribati to improve waste management and reduce pollution—efforts that support healthier living conditions across island communities.