COVID-19 Update: Kiribati’s Ministry of Health confirmed 201 new Covid-19 positive cases in the community on South Tarawa, Betio and Buota via PCR tests; the new cases are in home quarantine with mild symptoms, bringing the national cumulative total to 1,744 (42 imported and 1,702 local) plus 32 cases in Butaritari, while an 80-year-old patient remains in hospital. School Disruption: With the country still on alert level 3, the Ministry of Education cancelled the first term of school scheduled for 14 February and will shift to remote learning, with details to be announced later. Sea Safety & Health Access: Life Flight (Fiji) Trust is urging wider use of emergency locator beacons (EPIRBs and PLBs) to speed up search and rescue at sea, citing Kiribati and Tuvalu as examples where locator beacons have reduced search times and improved rescue outcomes—critical for timely medical evacuation.