3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
Minister for Health Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete says Fiji is going through the test of times and nurses have been our unsung heroes. In his message for International Nurses Day, Dr. Waqainabete says that Fiji ha
There were 25 COVID-19 related breach arrests last night and all were recorded in the Southern Division. Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says 20 were for breach of curfew and 5 for breach of sporting activities
The Fiji National University is now in discussions with the Tertiary Scholarship and Loans Board to purchase laptops for students using the Tertiary Education Loans Scheme book allowance in an effort to bridge the digit
Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says investigators interviewed Fiji’s first COVID-19 patient yesterday after he was cleared by medical authorities after completing his second mandatory quarantine isolation. Q
The Sathya Sai Service Organisation is assisting 95 families who have been affected by COVID-19 and they are also identifying more families who need assistance. This has been confirmed by the Organisations Chairma
The European Union has provided $30,000 to the Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises and Development or FRIEND to assist Fijian communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Nadi, Lautoka and Ba area.
Five players have tested positive for coronavirus across Spain's top two divisions. The unnamed players are all asymptomatic and are now in isolation. They will continue to be tested and can only rejoin traini
Attorney General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says that Singapore has made available the source code for the contact tracing app for COVID-19. Sayed-Khaiyum says they have a team at the Ministry of
Coronavirus infections are rising in Germany just days after the country eased its COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. According to the Robert Koch Institute, Germany's reproduction rate - the number of people each con
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has assisted 51 businesses and individuals during the COVID-19 crisis who were seeking assistance in extending business repayments, commercial rent, residential rent, the s
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says this Mother’s Day, he is especially grateful to every mother who has been an ally in the campaign to help keep Fijians healthy, safe, and secure. He has thanked mothers spen
Police have increased their visibility in highways around the country as there is an increased movement of people today celebrating Mother’s Day with their loved ones. Booze buses will also be out conducting rand
For the very first time, 71-year-old Tilotma Singh of Princes Road in Suva and her family will be celebrating Mother's Day at home due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Singh says every year they used to go out for din
More than four million confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported around the world, according to data collated by Johns Hopkins University. The global death toll has also risen to above 277,000. The US remain
The Minister for Women Mereseini Vuniwaqa is today conveying her gratitude towards the mothers who serve in essential services like health care, defence, markets, telecommunication, social services, supermarkets, and ut
Chinese Researchers say the new coronavirus can be found in the male reproductive fluid even after they have begun to recover. This finding has raised the possibility the virus could be sexually transmitted. C
The deaf community in Fiji now have access to news, critical and accurate information relating to the Coronavirus pandemic through the availability of sign language interpreters on the two national television stations d
A total of 117 people are currently being held at the four government quarantine facilities in Nadi. These are Fijian nationals who came back from overseas. This has been stated by Chief Medical Advisor Dr Jem
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama is currently in Kadavu distributing relief supplies to affected communities and villages. Speaking from Kadavu, Bainimarama says many children greeted them on the docks with their
More than 900 houses were destroyed while more than 2000 houses were partially damaged during Tropical Cyclone Harold. This was highlighted by the Director Fiji National Disaster Management Office Vasiti Soko who s
