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The COVID-19 vaccination teams are pushing hard to vaccinate as many people as possible, and they have moved the closure time to 5.30pm for the drive-through vaccination at Albert Park in Suva. While speaking on th
Some Qauia residents are raising serious concerns from within the Qauia Settlement lockdown area in Lami as they say only the lockdown borders are up but people are moving around in the area. They are concerned and
Fiji continues to register new daily record number of COVID-19 cases as Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has announced 636 new cases of COVID-19 and 6 COVID-19 deaths for the 24 hour period that ended a
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete has highlighted that there are times that the Prime Minister and Ministers will address the nation but because of the situation we are in, it is best that the health exper
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms 3 unvaccinated people have died from COVID-19 and there are 352 new COVID cases for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday. A full breakdown of are
Please do not circulate misleading information that COVID-19 is cured by steam therapy or by drinking lemon and water as COVID is a killer virus and you need more than steam to treat it. Some people continue to cir
The Ministry of Health is now calling on people who have the bodies of their loved ones at the CWM Mortuary to make arrangements for their funerals. The Ministry says due to the mortuary now being utilized to full
There is a new daily record of new COVID-19 cases as Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has announced 522 cases and 3 COVID-19 deaths for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday. Doctor Fong s
Jerry Tuwai will captain an experienced Fiji men's 7s team to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan this month with Coach Gareth Baber saying the selection is a balance between power and pace. The team also includes Kalion
The 12 member men’s and women’s national 7s teams for the Olympic Games in Japan this month will be announced soon by the Fiji Rugby Union. The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee released
The Health Ministry is stressing that steam therapy and drinking hot water are not the treatment for COVID-19 and does not protect one from contracting COVID-19. It is advising people that inhaling steam or kuvui
Fiji now has 4,496 active COVID-19 cases in isolation and 27 deaths from the deadly virus. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms there are 386 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 COVID-19 deaths to re
34 of the fifty-three arrests recorded over the last 24 hours for breach of health and curfew restrictions were directly linked to the consumption of alcohol. 10 of the arrests were linked to kava consumption whil
5 deaths of COVID-19 positive patients have been confirmed in the 24-hour reporting period that ended at 8am yesterday however 3 cases are under investigation, 1 death has been classified as a COVID-19 death and 1 death
Public non-compliance of COVID-19 regulations remains a major concern as we continue to receive reports of people walking around with no masks, people from different households drinking grog and people from different ho
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says he is not particularly confident that a lockdown will keep our COVID-19 numbers down. While responding to a question if the Ministry will consider a lockdown t
The Permanent Secretary for Health confirms that moving forward, the health isolation facilities will be dedicated for patients who are most at risk of becoming severely ill or dying from the virus. Doctor Fo
Communications Fiji Limited General Manager, Charles Taylor says it is unfortunate that despite strict adherence to COVID-19 safety habits at the radio station, we have had a team member, Maree Stewart test positive to
The Fiji Trades Union Congress says they oppose any suggestion by the Fiji Institute of Accountants to increase VAT to 12.5 percent, particularly at a time like this, and object to their suggestion that civil servants s
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms there are 4 COVID-19 deaths and 312 new cases in the 24 hour reporting period that ended at 8am yesterday, and with increasing cases, severe cases and deaths, h
