3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
The Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji will be providing meals to students attending their various schools who have been affected by COVID-19 while the Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji is yet to decide on how they will
The 162 Fijians who returned to Fiji after completing peacekeeping duties in Sinai will remain in quarantine until they complete their 14-day period. According to a government statement, all returning peacekeepers
The US has bought almost all the world's upcoming supply of COVID-19 treatment drug remdesivir. The US health department has announced it will buy 500,000 doses for use in American hospitals. Tests suggest rem
The National Secretary of the Fiji Trades Union Congress, Felix Anthony says they expect the situation to get worse before it gets better. Anthony says this is the time for everyone to work together to see how they
160 workers of the Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort have resumed work from today as the resort is slowly beginning to open up again. They are on reduced hours for now. General Manager Darren Shaw says that the numb
All six people arrested for curfew breaches between 11 o'clock last night and 4 o'clock this morning were found drunk by Police in public places. Police say the Western Division recorded four reports where all thos
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says it would be "dangerous" for New Zealand's border to be reopened as coronavirus continues to spread overseas. Her comments on the future of the country's border wer
The Fiji Police Force, National Fire Authority and Land Transport Authority were given care packs worth $130,000 by the FIJI Water Foundation to help implement Fijian Government’s COVID-19 safe plans. Each care p
The Catholic Church in Fiji has sent their education circular to all their schools which highlights that teachers should be first taught on how they can share their experiences on COVID-19 with their students. Arch
The Labasa Hospital has returned to a post-COVID new normal. Medical Superintendent Labasa Hospital Dr Jaoji Vulibeci says all COVID-19 related preventive activities such as social distancing, hand sanitizer usage
There were three curfew breaches in the last 24 hours. Two people were found drunk in the Southern Division. One of them in his 20s was arrested along the Samabula area while a 33-year-old fisherman was found
The Fiji Muslim League has come forward to provide lunch for students whose families have been affected by COVID-19 and Tropical Cyclone Harold and are in need of assistance. Year 12 and 13 students resume school f
The head of the World Health Organisation has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is not even close to being over. It has now been six months since the first cases of a mysterious pneumonia-like illness were reported
All Blacks coach Ian Foster has revealed that he and his management staff have taken another paycut as New Zealand Rugby continue to suffer the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Foster, who took a pay cut in March, to
Two women have been arrested for breach of curfew after they were found walking along Saweni in Lautoka last night, returning from drinking grog at a friend's place. A 20-year-old man was also arrested after being
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases around the world has passed the milestone of 10 million, according to Johns Hopkins University in the US. The virus emerged in China late last year and spread across the globe
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says today Fiji marks another milestone as it has been 70 days since Fiji recorded its last new case of COVID-19. The Prime Minister says 100 days have passed since Fiji saw its first
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has received 50 oxygen concentration machines and 30 pulse oximetre machines worth $126,000 from Cure Kids Fiji. These machines will be allocated to areas in Labasa and
US$200,000 is being provided by the United Nations Development Programme in Fiji to ensure the adequate quarantining and monitoring of returning Fijian citizens are effectively implemented. This funding has been ma
Reports of violence against women received by civil society organisations increasing by 200 percent, lack of food security, mental health issues, increasing thefts of root crops and unwanted pregnancies. These are
