3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
Schools will be closed until there are no more COVID-19 cases in Fiji. This has been highlighted by Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama during his visit to the island of Vatulele. Bainimarama says one reason wh
Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho is reiterating the call to people to plan their activities well in advance to avoid getting caught moving around during the curfew hours from 10 pm to 5 am, as they will be arrested.
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says they are working with all stakeholders including the private sector to develop a long term containment strategy which upholds the health of every Fijian and instills confidence in
Fiji’s COVID-19 recovery rate is at 78% and this has successfully broken the chain of transmission of the virus. This was highlighted by Minister for Health Dr.Ifereimi Waqainabete as he addressed the 73rd Sessio
Fourteen arrests were made last night for breach of the nationwide curfew hours. Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says one case in particular involved a 52 year old heavy goods truck driver who was arrested in K
While the COVID-19 pandemic is slowing in parts of Europe and Asia, it is still very much growing globally. 106,000 new cases of coronavirus were reported to the World Health Organisation in the past 24 hours – that
Pernix Fiji Pte Limited has today donated $20,000 towards the government's COVID-19 Trust Fund. While receiving the donation, Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says we are going through
77,507 Fiji National Provident Fund members have been paid out $49.1 million to date under the COVID-19 Withdrawal Scheme. 18,312 members were subsidized by the government top-up, receiving more than $6.67 million.
Former Wallabies Vice-Captain Samu Kerevi says it has has been hard to watch and hear about Rugby Australia's current problems because he has a lot of mates who have been affected by it. In April, Australia's rugby
Four juveniles were arrested in the Southern Division in the last 24 hours for breach of curfew. Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says of the 18 arrests made, four were juveniles aged 16 and 17 years old. H
World Health Organisation member states have agreed to set up an independent inquiry into the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The resolution, approved without objection by the WHO's 194-member annual asse
US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the head of the World Health Organization threatening to pull US funding permanently over Covid-19. The letter outlines a 30-day deadline for the body to commit to "su
The first hints that a vaccine can train people's immune systems to fight coronavirus has been reported by a company in the US. The company - Moderna said neutralising antibodies were found in the first eight peopl
Global health leaders are set to call for an independent review into the international response to the COVID-19 pandemic at a meeting this week. Representatives from 194 of the World Health Organization's member state
Health workers took a stand against Belgium’s Prime Minister over the weekend, quite literally turning their backs in protest as she visited a hospital in Brussels. Euronews reports Sophie Wilmes was arriving in
India has extended its lockdown for another two weeks as it attempts to curb the spread of coronavirus. BBC News reports the Indian government's disaster response authority said new guidelines would be issued, "kee
19 people including three juveniles who allegedly breached COVID-19 related restrictions in the Western Division have been released on bail. Three people which includes 37-year old businessman Cheng Fez and two juv
38 arrests were made last night for breach of curfew regulations. There were no arrests in the Central Division. Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says the Southern Division which includes Samabula, Tamavua,
US President Donald Trump says the US will reopen, "vaccine or no vaccine", as he announced an objective to deliver a coronavirus vaccine by year-end. He compared the vaccine project, dubbed "Operation Warp Speed",
The International Labour Organisation has provided a grant of $78,828 to the Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations to assist in the rolling-out of the Nationwide Survey on the effect of COVID-19
