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Retired Pediatrician, Doctor Lisi Tikoduadua says the only thing that can help our country at the moment is for people to get vaccinated and take away the different things they may believe. Doctor Tikoduadua who sp
People who need to enter Oceania Hospital in Suva will now need to wear personal protective equipment. The Hospital says this is to ensure there is minimal COVID exposure. It says PPE kits will be sold at the
120 household packs from the 209 packs that were distributed yesterday by the government went to families that are in home isolation at the PRB Flats in Natokawaqa in Lautoka. The Ministry of Economy Data Entry Tea
The world's most transmissible COVID-19 strain has found its way into Australia – with worrying research revealing it may be even more infectious than the Delta variant. The Lambda strain has puzzled World Health
The Outrigger Beach Resort and Spa has temporarily suspended the intake of primary contacts of COVID-19 patients after two staff tested positive for the virus this week. General Manager Darren Shaw says ongoing tes
Get vaccinated. That is the message from the General Secretary of the Fiji Public Service Association, Rajeshwar Singh who adds vaccines are highly effective in preventing COVID-19 and millions of people have been
The drive-through vaccination drive at Albert Park will continue today. Hundreds of Fijians participated yesterday and received their doses of AstraZeneca from the comfort of their cars. 79-year-old Laisa Suka says sh
Vodafone has signed an agreement through to 2024, and will become an official partner of FASANOC. Vodafone will partner with Team Fiji for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the 202
The Fiji Police Force will be stepping up on the enforcement of the failure to comply with orders pertaining to health restrictions and officers will be moving around to ensure people are wearing masks in containment or
Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry says all wisdom dictates that the only way to stop the phenomenal spread of the COVID-19 virus is to put the whole island in a hard lockdown for three weeks or whatever is nec
Professor Satish Chand from the University of New South Wales says the immediate priority in Fiji and the region should be vaccination which will be critical for any economic recovery. Chand who is Professor of Fin
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says 324,462 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 54,737 have received their second doses. This means that 55% of the target
Services at the Samabula Health Centre have temporarily been suspended. The Health Ministry says the public can access medical services at the Nuffield Health Centre and the Raiwaqa Health Centre. They says th
With the 2021/2022 National Budget set to be announced on the 16th of this month, Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has made it clear that government will not reduce any of the designated allowances in the povert
SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka is again saying that the current situation of the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases could have been avoided if the Prime Minister and Attorney General listened to repeated calls for a national
A 37-year-old man who allegedly murdered a 22-year-old Nawaka man at Prince Charles Park last Wednesday has been remanded in custody by the Nadi Magistrates Court. Isei Tamanikalou of Nacovi, Nadi is charged with o
The Weekly Home Study Packages for students from Years 1 to 13 is now available. The Ministry of Education says these packages are only available for parents and guardians who are unable to access it online and can
81 families who are in home isolation in areas in Lami, Suva, Nasinu, Nausori, Lautoka and Ba received food packs from the government yesterday. 52 packs were distributed in areas in Lami, Suva, Nasinu and Nausori
318, 830 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine while 52,592 have received their second doses. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 54 percent of
Unvaccinated people do more than merely risk their own health. Infectious disease specialists say the unvaccinated people are also a risk to everyone if they become infected with coronavirus. That's because th
