3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
The government will have a press conference at 4.45 this afternoon in relation to the border case of the soldier contracting COVID-19 from a Nadi quarantine facility. This case was detected yesterday. Prime Mi
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says for now, do not gather and do not travel unless it is essential as they have become aware of a new border quarantine case that could pose a risk of transmission beyond the border.
The number of people who have died worldwide in the Covid-19 pandemic has surpassed three million, according to Johns Hopkins University. The milestone comes the day after the head of the World Health Organization
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has confirmed that yesterday, they became aware of a new border quarantine case that could pose a risk of transmission beyond the border which requires immediate steps from everyone to
China’s Ambassador to Fiji Qian Bo says the COVID-19 vaccines developed in China are in the final stages of certification by the World Health Organisation. He says when this happens, he is sure the vaccines will
There are four new border quarantine cases of COVID-19 in Fiji. The first two cases are a 38-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy who travelled to Fiji from the Philippines and arrived in Nadi on flight NZ952 from
More than 50,000 people have been vaccinated and all vaccination centres are closed for now. The Ministry of Health confirms the current vaccine supply has been exhausted. They earlier announced that this phas
The Health Ministry is about to reach it’s target of vaccinating 50,000 people in the country to protect them against COVID-19 and the number of vaccination centres open today have been reduced compared to earlier thi
Papua New Guinea's National Control Centre for COVID-19 reports the tally of people dying from the virus increased by 11 over the last 24 hours. While these 11 deaths are newly reported, the centre says they occurr
The Fiji Men's National 7s team took their first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Vodafone Arena this afternoon. Coach Gareth Baber says taking the vaccine is very important as it will keep the players safe when
President, Jioji Konrote who got vaccinated for COVID-19 today is urging all Fijians to get vaccinated. /+AUDIO-20767453916077ae5d0cdb29074d7c.mp3+AUDIO/ The Ministry of Health says the current phase of the va
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete confirms that everyone that got their first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will surely be getting their second dose in the next 8 to 12 weeks as they have kept i
Denmark has ceased giving the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine amid concerns about rare cases of blood clots. It is the first European country to do so fully. The move is expected to delay the country's vac
27,705 Fijians have received the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine so far. The Ministry of Health says 9,932 people were vaccinated yesterday alone. The Ministry says based on the high uptake of
The Fiji Sports Council is working together with the Ministry of Health in becoming one of Suva’s host venues to cater the registration and administering of COVID-19 vaccines at the Vodafone Arena. Operations Man
A third coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in India amid a deadly second wave of infections. BBC News reports Russia's Sputnik V has been deemed to be safe, and works in a way similar to the Oxford-Astra
Muslims will be beginning their month of fasting from this morning as the moon was sighted last night to indicate the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. Fiji Muslim League President, Hafiz-Ud-Dean Khan says th
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms that the COVID-19 vaccination hesitation is starting to ease off as we are getting a critical mass of people getting vaccinated. With huge turnouts being r
Huge turnouts are being recorded at the COVID-19 vaccination sites around the country as the Health Ministry has stepped up the vaccination drive from today. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong say
A specialist Australian medical team and critical equipment have been flown to Papua New Guinea to help respond to the country's surging coronavirus cases. Seventeen members of the Australian Medical Assistance tea
