3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
Fiji has recorded a new border quarantine case of COVID-19. The 48 year old man travelled from Jakarta Indonesia on repatriation flight GA 9820, which originally departed from New Delhi India, with stops in Jakarta
Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine gives around 92% protection against COVID-19. This is according to late stage trial results published in The Lancet – a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal. It
Fiji has so far done 26,118 COVID-19 laboratory tests with a daily average of 158 tests per day over the last 7 days. The Ministry of Health says Fiji has zero new cases and there are currently zero active cases.
Juventus footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is being investigated by Italian police over a trip he allegedly took to celebrate his girlfriend's birthday. He is accused of breaking COVID-19 rules by travelling between the
A father and his young daughter have been confirmed as the latest two COVID-19 community cases in New Zealand. New Zealand's Ministry of Health has revealed they had South African strain of COVID-19 and that they w
January has already become the worst month for US COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic. There have been more than 79,000 coronavirus fatalities, topping the previous record set in December by more
A 38-year-old crew member on board the cargo ship the MV Papuan Chief which arrived in Fiji on January 24th has returned with a weak COVID-19 positive test result. The Health Ministry says the MV Papuan Chief made
We cannot afford to find ourselves at the back of the global queue when it comes to protecting ourselves from COVID-19. According to Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, securing an effective vaccine quickly is the g
More than 100,000 people have died with COVID-19 in the United Kingdom, after 1,631 deaths within 28 days of a positive test were recorded in the daily figures. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he takes full respo
We can expect the COVID-19 vaccine to be in Fiji by the second part of this year, but people should not expect the vaccine to be a silver bullet. World Health Organisation’s Representative for the South Pacific,
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine appears to work against new, more infectious strains of the pandemic virus found in the UK and South Africa. Scientists from the US pharmaceutical company say early laboratory tests sugge
The Health Ministry says there have been no new cases of COVID-19 since their last update on the 22nd of this month and there are currently no active cases in Fiji. Fiji has had 55 cases in total, with 53 recoverie
New Zealand has reported its first case of COVID-19 outside of a quarantine facility in more than two months. Health officials said a 56-year-old woman who had recently returned from Europe tested positive days aft
87-year-old Larry King, the longtime CNN host who became an icon through his interviews with countless newsmakers has died. King hosted "Larry King Live" on CNN for over 25 years, interviewing presidential candidat
There are currently no active cases of COVID-19 in Fiji. The Ministry of Health says there have been no new cases of COVID-19 since the 16th of this month. Fiji has had 55 cases in total since our first case w
Flying Fijians assistant coach Jason Ryan who was one of the team members who tested positive for COVID-19 in France last year has revealed how he feared for the worst after being rushed to the hospital. Fiji was d
The first twice-weekly flight between the Cook Islands and New Zealand landed yesterday following the establishment of a one-way travel bubble between the two countries. Last December, New Zealand and the Cook Isla
Five people have been killed in a fire at the site of the world's largest vaccine producer in western India. The blaze started at a building which was still under construction at the Serum Institute. The compa
Fiji National Provident Fund members who have accessed the ongoing COVID-19 withdrawals and wish to continue receiving this assistance must re-apply on the myFNPF App or through their employer. This is specifically
Suva business owners and their staff need to change their attitude towards customers and their businesses according to the Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. Sayed-Khaiyum says they need to change how they
