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There have now been 84 COVID-19 deaths reported during the third wave so far with 11 new COVID-19 deaths reported overnight. The Health Ministry says 11 new COVID-19 deaths were reported from the 13th to the 23rd
With school resuming for Year 8 to 13, it is clear that strict monitoring and enforcement is needed as Legend News witnessed many incidents of students seen mingling with masks down in parts of Suva, and people seen aro
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has cancelled her wedding plans after announcing new Covid restrictions. NZ is set to be placed under the highest level of Covid restrictions after an outbreak of the Omi
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete has commended the high vaccination rate on Vanua Balavu and says the support from islanders towards Government's effort against COVID-19 is a fine example for the other is
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says health workers and frontliners have done their best for two years to protect as many of us as possible and we must now do our part to protect them, by getting vaccinated
Samoa’s Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa has announced a full lockdown for the island nation from tonight after a further five passengers on a direct flight from Brisbane tested positive for Covid-19. There are
The Permanent Secretary of Health Dr James Fong says the 16 deaths reported last night were people who were at high risk of developing severe COVID-19 disease and died at home or on arrival at the hospital. Dr Fong
194 COVID patients are currently admitted in hospital. The Health Ministry says none are in critical or severe condition. 88 are in the Central Division, 70 in the Western and 36 in the Northern Division. Cli
Australia will significantly ease its COVID-19 testing requirements for inbound travellers in a major overhaul of how the country manages international travel during the pandemic. The federal government confirmed y
Fiji has recorded 349 new cases of COVID-19 of which 130 new cases were recorded on Thursday and 219 new cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8 am yesterday. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says as we
16 new COVID-19 deaths have been reported from the period 28th December 2021 to 20th January 2022. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says 12 of the deaths reported were in the Northern Division, with 2 i
There is no confirmation at this stage on when COVID-19 vaccination will begin for children aged 5 to 12 years. When asked on vaccination details for primary school students, Minister for Health, Dr Ifereimi Waqain
New Zealand has donated 2,000 Rapid Antigen Test kits to the Ministry of Health to support our response to COVID-19. The New Zealand High Commission in Fiji says the test kits will further support Fiji’s ongoing
There has been slight decrease in the number of people currently admitted in hospitals around the country with COVID-19. In its latest update, the Health Ministry says there are 207 people in the hospital with COVID-19
659 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded by the Health Ministry since Tuesday. 312 new cases were recorded on Tuesday alone and 347 new cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8am yesterday. According to the Health
Six new COVID-19 deaths have been reported by the Health Ministry in its latest update. Three of the latest COVID-19 deaths were fully vaccinated people while one had only received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Tw
The Health Ministry has now confirmed that they have so far reported 52 deaths that they have determined to be related to COVID-19 in this third wave. A statement by the Health Ministry says 50 people have died ei
240 people are currently admitted in hospitals around the country with COVID-19. None of these people are in severe or critical condition. The Health Ministry confirms 117 are admitted in the Central Division
More than 90% of Fijians over the age of 15 are now fully vaccinated. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the immunity that has been built through vaccination, together with the numbers of people
329 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded by the Health Ministry since Saturday. 142 new cases were recorded on Sunday and 187 new cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8am yesterday. 213 cases were recorded in
