All Fijians anywhere in the country are to avoid all non-essential travel from today after the 4th confirmed COVID-19 case in Fiji – which is from Suva.
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has made it clear in his statement to the nation today that no Fijian should travel from their home unless absolutely necessary.
He says people certainly should not be travelling around the country, across divisions or to different islands.
Bainimarama says children should stay at home at all times. He stresses that the elderly should stay at home at all times.
The Prime Minister says breadwinners who can go to work should go home straight after.
For everyone else, every move you make should be for your own health or the health of others.
Bainimarama says you can go out to get food, get medicine, take out money or access another essential service, it is also fine to exercise safely outdoors, so long as you maintain a safe distance from others.
But do not visit friends or family unless absolutely necessary.
The Prime Minister tells people do not host parties, do not needlessly linger and do not mingle with strangers.
Bainimarama says not in 100 years has the world seen a health crisis this severe. He says these are not normal times, and we cannot go about our day-to-day lives as if everything is normal.
He says that ignorance of the reality on the ground and the severity of this disease will get people killed.
The Prime Minister says if one person is exposed to this virus, and ignores the government’s restrictions, they could run around infecting everyone they come into contact with.
Bainimarama says if all those newly-infected people do the same, suddenly, we have a massive outbreak on our hands.
If the Ministry of Health has directed you to self-quarantine, do it.
They will be calling you and checking in on you in-person to make sure you are staying away from the public.
Self-quarantine for 14 days means you must stay in your home. During that time, you should avoid contact with other members of your household as much as humanly possible.
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