3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
ANZ Country Head Saud Minam says around 30% of their customers whose loans were deferred under the COVID-19 Relief Package have returned to some form of repayment and they expect this number to grow. He says some a
US regulators have formally approved the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the third jab to be authorised in the country. The vaccine is set to be a cost-effective alternative to the Pfizer and Mo
There are two new border quarantine cases of COVID-19 in Fiji. The first case is a 22-year-old man who travelled to Durban, South Africa and arrived in Nadi on flight Fj1410 from Auckland. He returned positive w
There has been a major boost to Fiji’s efforts to contain COVID-19 as the Health Ministry today received over $510,000 worth of COVID-19 relief supplies from the US. Minister of Health Ifereimi Waqainabete says t
A review by US regulators of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine has found it is safe and effective. It paves the way for it to become the third Covid-19 vaccine to be authorised in the US, po
Ghana has become the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative. A delivery of 600,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Ghana yesterday. BBC Ne
A 30-year-old man is Fiji’s new border quarantine case of COVID-19. He travelled from Manila, Philippines, transiting through Hong Kong, arriving in Nadi on flight FJ1394 on February 18. He returned a weak p
Expect the COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in the country as early as next month. This has been highlighted by the Minister for Health Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete while receiving two new 9 tonne cooler trucks worth $374,31
500,000 people have died because of COVID-19 in the United States so far which is higher than in any other country in the world. This means that more Americans have died from COVID-19 than they did on the battlefie
A total of 29,211 COVID-19 lab tests have been conducted in the country so far. This includes a daily average of 133 tests per day over the last 7 days and a weekly average of 1048 tests per week over the last 2 we
The Japanese government will provide a $200 million emergency loan to Fiji for COVID-19 response. The emergency loan support will enable the government implement its planned activities for the 2020-2021 financial y
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has received the coronavirus vaccine as the country prepares to start vaccinations this week. His jab was televised today in order to help boost confidence in the vaccine ro
All adults in the UK will be offered their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by the end of July. This pledge has been made by UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson. More than 17 million people have been given
Anti-vaccination protesters have gathered across Australia ahead of the launch of the country's coronavirus vaccination programme. Protests were held in cities including Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, with partici
400 Fijians are expected to be employed by the American reality show, Survivor which will be produced in Fiji again this year. Employment opportunities will be largely in Yaro Levu Village in Mana Island, Yaro and
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa says people who have been badly affected by COVID-19 and disasters can apply for their Poverty Benefit Schemes if they are still struggling. T
There are currently zero active cases of COVID-19 in Fiji. The Ministry of Health says it has been 16 days since the last border quarantine case was reported. They say it has been 305 days since the last case
Scientists have identified another new variant of coronavirus in the UK with some potentially troubling mutations. B.1.525 appears similar to the South African variant which prompted door-to-door tests in areas whe
To effectively combat human trafficking, Fiji will need the assistance and support of non-government organisations, civil societies, development and technical partners. This was highlighted by the Permanent Secreta
The first batch of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in New Zealand. Sixty-thousand doses of the vaccine arrived on a Singapore Airlines flight from Belgium. That's enough for 30,000 people as the vaccine
