3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
North Korea has reported its first 'suspected' COVID-19 case. State media in North Korea says the suspected COVID-19 case involves a person who defected to South Korea three years ago and has now returned across th
BSP Fiji Country Head Haroon Ali says they have assisted more than 6,000 of their customers that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While speaking at a post-budget discussion organised by the Fiji Chamber
The Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu has confirmed that a military officer was among the eighteen people arrested between 11 o’clock last night and 4 o’clock this morning for breaching the curfew. Tu
The Ministry of Health confirms that stocks of IVs are currently being redistributed within Fiji to meet the local demand at the hospitals across the country. This is after claims were made by people that supplies i
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has stressed that the careFiji app does not record the personal details of an individual such as where a person was and who they were with. Sayed-Khaiyum says a number of pe
Fiji Link will now require all passengers to show the careFiji app on their personal devices at check-in as part of their Travel Ready programme. The careFiji app registration is now required for domestic passenger
There is no new COVID-19 case in Denarau. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong has confirmed that a man in Denarau was handled as a suspected case yesterday however his test has come back negative.
Attorney General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says it is concerning that only about 50,000 people in the country have downloaded the careFiji app so far. Sayed-Khaiyum says the level of apprehensi
Save the Children Fiji is trying to get funding from their local donors to assist children with meals as they have been receiving applications from parents who are unable to provide meals for their children in schools.
TISI Sangam says they expect to continue to provide 3 meals per week to all students at their 27 schools across Fiji till the end of this school term. TISI Sangam Secretary-General Damend Goundar says they provide
The US is heading in the wrong direction with COVID-19 numbers, and it's doing so with astonishing speed. CNN reports just after 1,000 people died in a single day, the country is about to reach 4 million COVID-19 c
Minister for Infrastructure Jone Usamate says their 5 Year and 20 Year National Development Plan aspires to provide electricity access to all Fijians by 2021. He says they want to increase the share of renewable e
A juvenile was arrested for breach of curfew as he was found with eight others loitering in the Muslim League area in Nabua . A total of 13 people were arrested for breaching curfew orders. Police Commissioner
The White House says US President Donald Trump is often tested "multiple times a day" for the coronavirus. While looking to explain why the president has only worn a mask on a handful of occasions over the past fe
The 13 Fijians who were charged for violating the Indian government’s lockdown guidelines in March have been cleared and will be returning to Fiji soon. This has been confirmed by the Acting Permanent Secretary f
The Marriott International Fiji Resorts will be hosting a Fundraising Golf tournament in support of "Solia Lesu" by Marriott foundation this Friday. Solia Lesu which means to "Give Back" was formed by five Marriott
Ten people were arrested in the last 48 hours for the breach of curfew. Two were arrested from the Western and Southern Divisions between Sunday and Monday morning. Eight people were arrested in the last 24 ho
The Acting Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong has announced that Fiji has a new COVID-19 case which brings the total number of border quarantine cases in Fiji to nine. Dr Fong says all are repatriated Fij
The frontline workers who have joined the fight against the coronavirus come from all disciplines–from nurses to daycare workers and even Bondi lifeguards, the pandemic has shown us just what it means (and what it tak
More than 600,000 people have died from COVID-19 around the world and nearly a quarter of them were in the US. The World Health Organisation says the world has seen the largest single-day increase in cases.
