3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
The World Health Organization has issued guidance saying children over the age of 12 should wear masks, in line with recommended practice for adults in their country or area. It admits little is known about how chi
National Federation Party President Pio Tikoduadua has accused the government of not caring about the lives of ordinary people while the government has said that keeping the economy afloat and supporting businesses and
Auckland's lockdown will not lift early and will remain at least until next Wednesday. NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Cabinet would meet next Monday to decide whether the current alert levels for the city an
Project Officer and Office Manager for the Psychiatric Survivors Association of Fiji, Sera Osborne helped 22 people living on the streets by providing them with food and psychological counselling. Osborne has been rec
113,000 members of the Fiji National Provident Fund have so far accessed funds to the tune of $87 million through FNPF's COVID-19 Withdrawal Scheme. FNPF's CEO, Jaoji Koroi says $65 million was members withdrawing
FNU Students Association COVID-19 assistance packages in the form of vouchers for stationery, food, clothes as well as transport assistance was handed over today to 50 FNU students. The assistance package each stu
The United States Government through the USAID has donated 50 new ventilators to Fiji, Kiribati and Nauru to assist their fight against COVID-19. Fiji has received 30 while Kiribati and Nauru have received 10 each.
Australia says it has secured access to a promising coronavirus vaccine and will be able to offer free doses to its entire population of 25 million people. The vaccine is being developed by the pharmaceutical compa
There are 13 new cases of COVID-19 in the community in New Zealand. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said 12 of the new cases are linked to the Auckland cluster, and one is still under investigation
Around 200 workers of the Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort who were earlier sent on leave without pay due to COVID-19 are now back to work as a result of the “Love Our Locals†campaign. General Manager Darren Shaw s
A song and a music video called “We Will Rise†aimed at bringing Fiji together during these tough times brought by the COVID-19 pandemic has been produced and performed by primary students at International School Su
Guam has confirmed 42 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total up to 558 cases with five deaths. Guam's Governor Lou Leon Guerrero announced the new cases saying that 17 people have been identified through contact
There are nine new cases of COVID-19 in the community in New Zealand. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said seven of the cases have been linked to the Auckland cluster. There are now 78 active cases o
The State of Victoria in Australia has recorded the deadliest day of the COVID-19 Pandemic, with 25 fatalities and 282 new cases overnight. The number of fatalities is the heaviest recorded in a single day for the
Another 52 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Papua New Guinea. Legend FM News PNG reports this brings PNG’s total COVID-19 confirmed cases to 323. So far, there are 110 recovered cases in PNG and 213 activ
The United States reported 47,913 new cases of COVID-19 and 1,029 new related deaths today, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. This brings the national total up to 5,361,165 cases and 169,481 deaths.
Another 16 people have died from COVID-19 in Victoria as the Australian state confirmed 279 more cases today. The deaths take the total number nationally to 395 and the toll in Victoria to 309. It was not imme
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australians are thinking of their Fijian family too and will be there for them. In a tweet directed to Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, Morrison said it was good t
There were 294,237 new COVID-19 cases reported to the World Health Organisation in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases that have been reported to WHO from around the globe is now 21 million. The rise
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says as the world grapples with the most severe health crisis of the century, Fijian hearts ache with a new closeness as they watch Australians and New Zealanders contend with new outbr
