3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says he will review the situation for curfew. He made this comment to fijivillage after we highlighted to him that Ellana Kalounisiga of Knox Entertainment said that on
Samoa's nationwide lockdown has been lifted with a new level of restriction in place as the Prime Minister confirms no community transmission of COVID-19. Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa confirmed that work
129 people are admitted in hospitals around the country with COVID-19. 70 people are admitted in the Central Division, 59 in the Western Division and 26 in the Northern Division. The Health Ministry confirms that none
The US State Department is advising its citizens not to travel to Fiji due to COVID-19 related restrictions. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for Fiji, in
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says vaccination of children under the age of 12 remains part of ongoing discussions as sourcing them remains difficult. He has also revealed that as of 26th Ja
The national 7-day average COVID-19 daily test positivity is 44.6%. This means 44.6% of the COVID-19 tests conducted by the Health Ministry return a positive result. The Health Ministry says the high positivi
7 new COVID-19 deaths have been reported from 22nd January 2022 to 26th January 2022 bringing the total COVID-19 deaths in the third wave to 103 so far. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says one death
Five people below the age of 19 years have died from COVID-19 during the third wave in Fiji. An analysis of the first 94 deaths in the third wave by the Health Ministry says the five deaths in the under 19 group we
155 people are currently admitted in hospitals around the country with COVID-19 but none of them are in severe or critical condition. This is a decrease compared to the 169 people that were admitted in the hospital
As of 24th January, 68,099 individuals have received booster doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine so far from the 142,240 persons considered eligible. Permanent Secretary of Heath Doctor James Fong says this repr
223 COVID-19 cases have been recorded by the Health Ministry since Monday. This does not include the Rapid Antigen Tests done by people at home or those that self-isolate and take necessary action based entirely on
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the deaths of the three children from COVID-19 announced today is a sad reminder of the legacy of COVID 19. He stresses that as cases increase to very high num
A 10-day old baby girl, an 8-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy who had pre-existing medical conditions and were unvaccinated are 12 of the new COVID-19 deaths reported by the Health Ministry. 96 COVID-19 related
A restaurant owner from Suva, Felisha Tuiloma says one of the challenges they face is particularly with the Vax Check Tool and businesses find this process slow and cumbersome. While speaking during a MSME Policy
Pfizer and BioNTech have started clinical trials of a new Covid vaccine that targets the Omicron variant. The companies plan to test the protection gained from the new vaccine as a booster jab and as three separat
Minister for Commerce and Trade, Faiyaz Koya says as of 8th January 2022, they have issued approximately 48 Public Health Infringement Notices to businesses who failed to comply with regulated COVID measures and they ha
People are advised to continue to follow the COVID safe protocols as there are many COVID-19 cases in the community, and with these increasing numbers in the community, our most vulnerable are at higher risk of being in
There are 169 people with COVID-19 currently admitted in hospitals around the country. None of these people are in severe or critical condition. There 78 COVID-19 patients admitted in the Central Division, 70
987 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded by the Health Ministry since last Friday. There were 656 new cases were recorded Saturday, 81 new cases were recorded on Sunday and 250 new cases in the last 24 hours endi
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the deaths of a 4-month-old baby and a 15-year-boy with underlying health conditions are sad reminders that as cases increase to very high numbers in the communi
