Schools to reopen on 21st June
The Ministry of Education says schools in Fiji will now reopen on the 21st of June. The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong had earlier said we have to accept this is a time of war and during these times s
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Call Police on 917 if you witness anyone breaching the containment borders by road or sea
Police are concerned about some people still trying to move in and out of the containment zone borders, and are calling on people to call 917 if they notice any such breaches. We have received confirmation that the
Two men and three women rescued from Laucala Island off Suva
Two men and a woman who were reported missing at sea yesterday morning, have been found by the Water Police at Laucala Island off Suva next to Nukulau this morning. Fijivillage has asked Police if the three will al
20,000 Australian manufactured AstraZeneca vaccines arrived last night
20,000 more AstraZeneca vaccines arrived in the country from Australia last night. Australia’s High Commissioner to Fiji John Feakes said on Twitter that this is to further support the Health Ministry's fight aga
1 new COVID-19 case connected to Vunimono Nadali cases
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has announced 1 new case of COVID-19. The new case is a household contact of the latest Vunimono/Nadali cases announced on Wednesday. Doctor Fong says
Police increase manpower to monitor people in Nadali after reports that some people are coming out through some short cuts
Police have increased their manpower around the Nadali cordoned off area in Nausori after reports that some people are coming out of the area through some short cuts. Nadali has increasing number of confirmed COVI
7 Police Officers sent on leave pending internal investigation after a man impersonated an officer and worked at the Raiwaqa Police Station for 3 weeks
Seven Police officers including their immediate supervisor have been sent on leave pending an internal investigation in relation to the impersonation case at the Raiwaqa Police Station. This follows an incident whe
Keep children engaged during these challenging times and only share age appropriate information - Kuruleca
Parents are urged to ensure they keep their children engaged during these challenging times as they are going through double the stress compared to the adults with no school and no time to go out to physically meet thei
15,381 families assisted through government’s food distribution program in the last 4 days
15,381 families in the Suva and Nausori lockdown areas were assisted through government’s food assistance program in the last four days which came to an end yesterday. This is in addition to the 4,250 families th
11 new COVID-19 cases announced
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has confirmed there are 11 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Fiji. He says after another 2974 tests, they have recorded the 11 cases. The first six are relat
I feel the pain people are going through, that is why we need to start looking at how businesses can operate with COVID safe plans – Dr Fong
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says he feels the pain that people are going through and that is why they need to start looking at how businesses can operate and keep themselves COVID-19 safe. Many
Rapid Antigen Test is not accurate enough - Dr Fong
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the Rapid Antigen Test is not accurate enough for the purpose of containing people and cleaning the place from COVID-19. Doctor Fong highlighted this when quest
New curfew hours start for Suva and Nausori
Suva and Nausori containment zones will also have a daily curfew from 6pm to 4am from today until further notice. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they are only allowing limited movement in a
6 more COVID-19 patients have recovered
There is some positive news as six more patients have recovered from COVID-19 in Fiji. Head of Health Protection Dr Aalisha Sahukhan says there are now 49 active cases where three are border quarantine cases, 34 ar
Suva and Nausori 24 hour curfew lifted
The Suva and Nausori lockdown was lifted at 4 o’clock this morning and the Suva and Nausori separate containment zones are back which means the border checkpoint is back near the bridge at Rups Nakasi. Permanent
No positive COVID-19 cases detected in Labasa – Doctor Fong
The Ministry of Health had flagged a potential case of COVID-19 yesterday in the Northern Division after an individual residing in Labasa initially registered a weak positive COVID-19 test result for a sample tested at
Kuruleca says self care, helping others in need and following the COVID-19 safety measures important at this time
Self care, helping others in need and following the COVID-19 safety measures are some of the ways we can overcome what we are going through at the moment with the rising number of COVID cases. Renowned psychologist
More than 6,000 families have so far been assisted through government's food ration distribution program
More than 6,000 families in the Suva and Nausori lockdown areas have so far been assisted through government’s food assistance program. Ministry of Economy Coordinator Kamal Gounder says they have received more t
1 new COVID-19 case from Vunimono cluster and 1 healthcare worker from Colo-i-Suva Isolation tests positive
Two new local transmission cases of COVID-19 have been announced while two patients have been entered into intensive care after their condition deteriorated. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says t
1 million vaccines to come from Australia and 500,000 vaccines to come from NZ
More doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, AstraZeneca are on their way to Fiji as the Australian government has committed to giving 1 million vaccines while the New Zealand government will give half a million vaccines. H