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Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms that there is one severe case of COVID-19 but the patient is in a stable condition. There are currently 604 active cases in isolation. The breakdown o
More than 220,000 Fijians in Viti Levu will receive their $50 government assistance by this afternoon with a total payout of $11 million. This has been confirmed by the Acting Permanent Secretary for Economy, Shiri
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says given the escalating number of new cases in the Lami-Nausori Containment zone, the Health Ministry is preparing to shift into a mitigation phase that ensures that h
A new daily record of COVID-19 cases has been announced as 94 new cases have been confirmed. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms 28 cases are from the CWM Hospital cluster, 8 from the Nawaka,
More assistance has reached the affected families of Muanikoso Settlement following the protests for urgent food assistance yesterday. Ministry of Economy Coordinator Kamal Gounder says they delivered more than 150 foo
Police have intervened this afternoon and also contacted officials at the Ministry of Economy to get food ration packs delivered after a group of people from Muanikoso Village came out with placards to protest and ask f
SODELPA Whip Lynda Tabuya says there are employers who are enforcing the vaccination of its employees and some have terminated employees if they do not get vaccinated however Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says th
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms that another 64 COVID-19 cases have been recorded and the new cases stem from existing clusters. 10 cases are from the CWM Hospital cluster, 11 from the N
Minister for Tourism Faiyaz Koya says there is no split in the FijiFirst and they fully support the Prime Minister in the way COVID-19 is being tackled in the country however SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka claims there i
A record number of daily COVID-19 cases has been announced as the Health Ministry confirms there are 83 new cases. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the majority of these cases are from known
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has confirmed services from the headquarters of the Ministry in Toorak will resume from today. The public is assured that Dinem and Namosi House have both been thoroughly
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they have not debunked every single report of the Office of the Auditor-General as there are some that are good but there are some that have flaws in it while SODELPA MP, A
With authorities making numerous calls for people to follow curfew and health related restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19, more people continue to disregard the orders as an alarming 47 arrests were made in the
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong has confirmed that 33 new cases have been recorded. 5 cases are from the Navosai cluster, 5 from the Navy cluster, 2 cases from the Health Ministry’s Incident Man
Education Minister Rosy Akbar says Heads of Schools are the principal signatories when it comes to the managing of the Free Education Grant, and that has been done to ensure they have a civil servant in charge of managi
Police are working with the Lautoka Municipal Market to control the crowd at the market earlier today. There were photos of a crowded Lautoka Market earlier today with lack of physical distancing. When contact
Acting Police Commissioner, Rusiate Tudravu has warned that strict action will be taken against those who put up hate speeches that can incite fear and hatred amongst the members of the community. Tudravu highlight
The Ministry of Health has revealed a few locations in the Nadi and Lautoka area where people may have come into contact with COVID-19 cases and a request is being made to you if you were present at one of these locatio
Fiji recorded 35 new COVID-19 cases yesterday which includes 3 cases from the Ministry of Health Headquarters COVID-19 Incident Management Team and 11 cases from the Management Team’s warehouse in Lami. Permanent
Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, John Feakes says Fiji would definitely be one of the top ranked countries in the world that are rolling out with COVID-19 vaccines at the moment after confirmation that 35%Â of our
