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The Suva-Nausori lockdown will now be from 11pm Friday to 4am next Wednesday. The Health Ministry says given the rapidly rising number of contacts stemming from new cases of COVID-19 in the Suva-Nausori area, the l
Through the careFiji contact tracing app, the Health Ministry has managed to locate many people who may have been in close proximity with a positive COVID-19 case at Exta Supermarket at Flagstaff. An Extra Supermar
A 24-hour curfew will come into effect for Suva and Nausori from Friday, 14th May 2021 at 11pm until Tuesday, 18th May 2021 at 4am. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says as is now standard practice
About 631 cases have been recorded from the 19th of April to date for not following the health restrictions in place as well as breaching curfew orders, and Acting Police Commissioner, Rusiate Tudravu is seriously conce
Please spare a thought for our hardworking frontliners who leave their families during these trying times to provide the much needed medical services in the country. As we celebrate International Nurses Day today,
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says based on the worrying rise of clusters and cases of COVID-19, he has been working with other permanent secretaries as well as the private sector on scenario-plan
There are 12 new cases of COVID-19 in Fiji. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr. James Fong says all of these cases are from Makoi and are close contacts of case 140, the woman who presented to the Makoi Health Centr
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama and other cabinet ministers met Health Ministry officials in Toorak regarding the next steps to take in relation to the COVID-19 cases in the country. After the daily briefing, Ba
Suva Retailers Association President, Jitesh Patel says they are thinking a complete lockdown will flush COVID-19 out of the community. Patel says as the Permanent Secretary for Health has been saying, if people do
Police have sealed off Extra Supermarket in Flagstaff, Hanson’s and Shop N Save Supermarkets and nearby shops in Makoi this morning. Fijivillage has received confirmation that this is due to contact tracing relat
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong is confused why people moved from containment areas like Suva, Lami, Nausori, Ra, Nadi and Lautoka to non-containment areas as this was not allowed over the weekend.
Dr Fong says the new case is from Kalokalo in Makoi. The Makoi Centre is closed for now. FEMAT Field Hospital is to take the strain off Lautoka Hospital which is a COVID-19 Care Facility. A woman from Kalo
Government officials have started contacting some hotels and motels in Suva to possibly use them as COVID-19 quarantine centres for primary contacts of new cases. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong h
Fiji’s foreign reserves have increased to $2.777 billion at the end of April, compared to $2.179 billion in February. The Reserve Bank of Fiji says this is sufficient to cover 8.6 months of retained imports.
73 FNPF members have so far been assisted under the COVID-19 Response Home Loan Assistance which commenced on 1st April 2021. The assistance enables members to dip into their Preserved Account to help pay for their
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says for now, their investigations around new cases in Suva, Nausori, and Lami have indicated those containment areas should be maintained for at least another week.
Fiji has three new cases of COVID-19 today. The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says these new cases are all linked to case number 136, the man from Saru, Lautoka who presented with COVID-like s
FRIEND Fiji founder and CEO Sashi Kiran says this Mother’s Day a lot of families are anxious and she is calling on everyone to pray and show solidarity to the many mothers who are in confinement. She says there
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the single best way to show you care about your mother is to stay home. He says Fijians that live with their mum should stay home and do not have others over. Bainimarama
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says if you do not live with your mother, please do not add to her bubble by travelling to see her today. He says we have to keep our mums safe by staying home.
