3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
New Zealand High Commissioner to Fiji Jonathan Curr and Australian High Commissioner to Fiji John Feakes say they realise how important the Bula Bubble is to Fiji. However Curr says cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a 12-day extension of the country’s COVID-19 restrictions, after a cluster of cases grew to 29. There are four “alert levels†in New Zealand, and Auckland
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says they are sacrificing a lot right now, but there are limits to how much he will ask Fijians to sacrifice. Bainimarama highlighted this at the commissioning of the Nayavu Police
Chinese health authorities have found traces of coronavirus in imported frozen chicken wings and on food packaging. NZ Herald reports the Shenzhen Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters said the public needed
There are 13 new COVID-19 cases in New Zealand. The 13 new cases are all in Auckland and linked to the four cases initially confirmed earlier this week. The new cases include children. NZ’s Director General of He
The two new dormitories at the Queen Victoria School will have the capacity to house 200 beds. The design work and planning on the state-of-the-art dormitories is almost complete. While receiving an update fr
The Health Ministry says the $300 fee charged for COVID-19 tests will be applied only in certain circumstances, not across the board. Acting Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says non-citizens enter
Fiji has a new COVID-19 border quarantine case. Acting Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the patient is a 61 year old man. He is a repatriating Fijian citizen who travelled to Fiji from Sacrame
Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says Fiji is facing a shortage of high blood pressure medicine, Enalapril as there has been a global shortage for some time and also due to the manufacturing countries making
The State of Victoria in Australia has recorded 278 new coronavirus cases – the lowest daily number of new cases in almost a month. Sadly, a further eight people died from the virus. 9News reports the figure
Russia has dismissed mounting international concern over the safety of its locally developed Covid-19 vaccine as "absolutely groundless". On Monday, it said a vaccine had been given regulatory approval after less t
A Natabua High School Year 13 student has asked Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum if students should now be allowed to bring their mobile phones to school as it is important for everyone to have the careFiji app for
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced there are four new cases of community transmission in New Zealand. It had been 102 days since the last case of community transmission in New Zealand. As
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced there are four new cases of community transmission in New Zealand. It had been 102 days since the last case of community transmission in New Zealand. As
Acting Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says there is a single line for people visiting patients in hospitals to avoid congestion. Dr Fong says this is a well established COVID-19 safe measure done
More companies have signed up for Vodafone’s M-PaiSA QR Pay services. M-PAiSA QR payment enables users to make their bill payments and pay for their shopping at selected supermarkets and stores simply by scanning
A new COVID-19 Civil Society Organisation Alliance Humanitarian Response Centre has been opened in Navakai, Nadi which is expected to better streamline assistance efforts for communities in the Western Division who have
The head of the World Health Organisation has predicted that the number of people infected by the coronavirus will hit 20 million this week, including about 750,000 deaths. Doctor Tedros Ghebreyesus acknowledged th
A 39-year-old civil servant who was arrested for breaching curfew is also being investigated for allegedly assaulting her husband. Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says the woman who was arrested in Navua
At least 10 patients have died after a fire at a temporary COVID hospital in Vijayawada, south-east India. The fire broke out at Swarna Palace, a hotel being used to house patients. It was brought under contro
