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The two COVID-19 clusters in Ra are still unlinked to other existing cases while a call has also been made to those that played in the Malomalo 7s in Sigatoka on April 16th and 17th to call 158 as one of the Makoi cases
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says 95 percent of the 877 contacts of the garment factory worker have been contacted, screened, and swabbed, including all of her closest contacts who shared her bus an
India has become the first country to report more than 400,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day, as its nationwide vaccine drive launches amid a supply crisis. Some 3,523 deaths were officially recorded in the
FRIEND Fiji founder and CEO, Sashi Kiran has called on government to replicate the COVID-19 Food Ration assistance that is currently being done in Suva and Nausori for the people who are struggling in the West for the p
The Fiji Police Force has delivered 30 food ration packs to the residents of Cunningham today. The RFMF has also been delivering food ration packs to Fijians living in the Suva - Nausori lockdown zones. If
More people, organizations and families have shown their support to the students of Adi Maopa Secondary School who have been stuck in Viti Levu after participating in the Maritime Zone last month. Best Promotions L
FRIEND Fiji founder and CEO, Sashi Kiran says there may be a need to organize a massive food ration drive for those people that are in all containment areas and particularly for those in the informal sector. Kiran
The Fiji Police Force continues to receive assistance from members of the public as Basala Estate owner Jeffery Mason has provided them with two horses. The horses will be utilized by officers in Vatukoula assigned
If you are living in Viti Levu, Yasawa, Mamanuca, Lau and the Lomaiviti Groups and in Kadavu and nearby smaller islands, there is a heavy rain warning for you. A heavy rain alert is in force for the rest of Fiji.
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr. James Fong says they have most of the travel history of the man who had tested positive for COVID-19 and had traveled within the community in Nadi and Lautoka. The man and his
9 men are currently in custody at the Ba Police Station after they were allegedly found in possession of drugs. All suspects were travelling to Ba from Navosa in two four-wheel-drive vehicles on Friday and were int
Australian citizens returning home from India could face up to five years in jail and fines after the government made the journey temporarily illegal. The health ministry said the ruling had been made "based on the
Health officials managed to screen and swab 95 percent of the group of people that they wanted to get despite the heavy rain experienced in the Suva-Nausori containment area This is confirmed by the Permanent Secre
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says one of the groups of people that they owe a lot to is the military who do a lot of the heavy lifting for them. He says members of the military have worked t
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the current commitments for the COVID-19 vaccine doses for the country can cover 484,000 Fijians. He says we need to cover 650,000 people. Doc
The Health Ministry’s investigations into the two unconnected clusters in the Ra Province may require more stringent measures in the near future. Permanent Secretary, Doctor James Fong says for now, Fijian
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they received 100,000 calls as of noon today on their COVID-19 Food Ration Hotline and he is disappointed to learn that they had several members of the same househo
You can expect heavy rain if you are living in Suva, Nausori, Korovou, Tailevu, the Coral Coast, Pacific Harbour and Navua until Monday as a trough of low pressure remains slow moving over the southern parts of Fiji
An email account has been set up for people who require food ration packs within the Suva- Nausori corridor. The email address is covid19rations@gmail.com The government says they are dealing with a large cal
Police have been strictly monitoring the movement of people in the Suva – Nausori corridor which is under lockdown and curfew until 4am Monday. Police arrested 44 people last night for breaching COVID-19 restrict
