3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
Authorities in 213 countries and territories have reported more than 3,935,000 novel coronavirus cases worldwide since China reported its first cases to the World Health Organisation in December. The disease has hi
The World Health Organisation warns as many as 190,000 people across Africa could die in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic if crucial containment measures fail. BBC News reports the new research also predi
An off duty Police Officer and Fiji Corrections Service Officer were among 32 people arrested in the last 24 hours for COVID-19 related breaches. Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says the off-duty Police Officer
747,359 people have been screened at the fever clinics around the country. Chief Medical Advisor Dr Jemesa Tudravu says 40 fever clinics are in operation around the country. Dr Tudravu says in the last 24 hour
Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Team Coach Gareth Baber says they are keen to return to training but it is important to ensure that the threat of COVID-19 is dealt with. In an interview with Fijivillage, Baber say
Italy has become the first country in the European Union to register more than 30,000 coronavirus related deaths. 243 new fatalities were reported yesterday down from 274 the day before taking the total to 30,201.
The US unemployment rate has risen to 14.7%, with 20.5 million jobs lost in April due to coronavirus. The rise means the jobless rate in the US is now worse than at any time since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
The Australian Defence Force has handed over a container load of drinking water and personal protective equipment to the Fijian Contingent deployed to Iraq under the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq. The w
England international Billy Vunipola was among five players from top rugby union side Saracens who have apologised for violating UK lockdown rules. TVNZ News reports Vunipola and teammates Alex Goode, Sean Maitland
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama will be in Kadavu today for his week-long tour to assist in the distribution of relief supplies to communities that suffered heavily during Tropical Cyclone Harold. The Prime Minist
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama today launched the planting of vegetable seedlings as part of the food security initiative in Yaroi Village, Matuku, Lau. This initiative is aimed at ensuring adequate food supply
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed professional sport will be part of the large amount of services allowed to resume at Alert Level 2 , with both rugby and netball already signalling they will m
The leaders of New Zealand and Australia have agreed that once effective travel arrangements between the two countries are established they would look at opportunities to broaden that travel bubble to the Pacific.
A kind gesture by the staff of Total has seen them donate more than $14,000 to the government’s COVID-19 Trust Fund. This was made possible as every employee of TOTAL gave up one-day annual leave. TOTAL has
The government as a whole will be having discussions and the Prime Minister will be making announcements as to what will happen when the 30 days of State of Natural Disaster comes to an end next week. This has been
US President Donald Trump has described the coronavirus pandemic as the "worst attack" ever on the United States, pointing the finger at China. BBC News reports Trump said the pandemic had hit the US harder than the J
A nationwide workplace survey will start next Wednesday that is aimed at finding the impact of COVID-19 at workplaces. While opening the Enumerators Training for the survey, Minister for Employment, Productivity an
New data from a private research agency has shown the lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus has seen 122 million Indians lose their jobs in April alone. According to the Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy,
A total of $515,000 has been paid to 406 FNPF members for the TC Harold withdrawal scheme, which is being processed simultaneously with the COVID-19 applications. FNPF CEO Jaoji Koroi says the Fund’s inspection t
Researchers in the US and UK have identified hundreds of mutations to the virus which causes the disease COVID-19. But none has yet established what this will mean for virus spread in the population and how effecti
