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With less than 12 hours to go for the lockdown to begin in Suva and Nausori, people are still seen rushing to supermarkets to do some last-minute shopping and police were called to assist in certain areas in enforcing
Health Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Dr James Fong says thousands of Fijians received text alerts on Wednesday alerting them that they may have had contact with some of the new cases confirmed at Extra Supermarket.
Vodafone Fiji advises the recipients of the $90 COVID cash assistance from government that they do not need to risk themselves waiting in long lines to withdraw cash. Vodafone says the money is safe in the wallet f
People are still lining up outside some of the major supermarkets in Suva and Nasinu today. Some people have contacted us and have sent us photos of them lining outside MH Superfresh from 7.30 this morning. Pe
The Ministry of Health says the New World Supermarket in Nausori is currently closed for the purpose of screening and disinfection. The Ministry says people will be advised when services resume and if required, mor
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
Extra Supermarket in Flagstaff, Hanson’s and Shop N Save Supermarkets in Makoi remain closed today. They were sealed off by the Health Ministry yesterday. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong sa
Supermarkets in Ba have been busy since yesterday with people shopping and trying to stock up on food as they do not want to be caught out if a lockdown will be announced later in the week. This was highlighted by
Nausori Town Council's Special Administrator, Uma Kant Patel says the Ministry of Health has given them the green light to open Nausori Market today. Patel says 340 people which includes vendors and market staff ha
People are still lining up outside the major supermarkets in Nasinu however there were no long lines outside supermarkets in Suva today. Fijivillage visited the Rajendra’s, Shop N Save, and Max Value Supermarkets
The Nadroga/Navosa Chamber of Commerce and Industry has raised serious concerns as to how people from containment zones such as Nadi, Lautoka, Lami, Suva and Nausori were allowed to travel to Sigatoka and Ba which are n
Nausori Market has been cordoned off and staff of the Ministry of Health are currently doing screening and swab tests of vendors and staff. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has not made any comment
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
There are less people at supermarkets today compared to last week. We saw no long lines of people outside the major supermarkets in Suva between 10.30 and 11.30 this morning. In Nasinu, the situation is the sa
Social distancing floor markings have now been drawn up outside many of the major supermarkets, banks and post offices in the wider Suva area today. Many of the supermarkets now have people stationed outside to ens
Social distancing is now being strictly enforced at the same Valelevu supermarkets which failed to strictly enforce the COVID-safe guidelines yesterday. We have also noticed that the number of people in supermarket
Officers from the Totogo Police Station were called in to assist the staff and security officers of New World IGA in Suva in enforcing social distancing outside the supermarket. New World IGA Operations Manager Mar
Telecom Fiji has announced their new broadband plan with no data cap. Telecom CEO, Charles Goundar says this comes during a time when many Fijians are on lockdown at home and need high speed and reliable internet c
Non-essential businesses are still open in Navua despite clear directives from the Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong that only essential businesses like supermarkets should be open across the country apar
The Fijian economy is forecast to expand by around 2.3 percent through 2021 and increase by 12.2 percent in 2022, recovering from the COVID-19 related estimated 17.4 percent contraction during 2020. This is accordi
