3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says they can consider having other venues in Suva to provide booster doses for COVID-19 however people should understand that health staff have been working for one whol
With confirmation that Omicron is now spreading in the community in Fiji, Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong is stressing that Omicron spreads very fast so you should assume you are infected and self-isola
A healthcare worker of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services who tests positive for COVID-19 will be required to self-isolate at home for seven days. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says bef
The Ministry of Health has announced new restrictions and guidelines on sea travel between Viti Levu, Vanua Levu and the maritime islands effective from today due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Northern division and a
69 people are currently admitted in the hospital with COVID-19. According to the latest update by the Health Ministry, none of those admitted are in severe or critical condition. Of those admitted, 35 are in
92.2% of the adult target population in Fiji are fully vaccinated while 97.8% have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. This means 569,791 Fijians have received both doses of a vaccine while 604,488 a
580 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Fiji since Saturday. 405 new cases were recorded on Sunday and 175 new cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8am yesterday. Permanent Secretary for Health Docto
Two elderly unvaccinated men have died from COVID-19. They are the latest COVID-19 deaths reported by the Health Ministry. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the first COVID-19 death is a 73
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the results of positive samples sent to the Doherty Institute in Melbourne for genomic sequencing have confirmed, as expected, that we have community transmission th
Tourism Fiji CEO, Brent Hill says it has been difficult for hotels and resorts as there are guests who are testing positive for COVID-19 and have to be isolated, but having around 30,000 guests so far is an incredible a
As students from Years 8 to 13 return to face to face classes from tomorrow, Minister for Education Premila Kumar says parents who are not willing to send their children to school will have to make arrangements with the
The Advisory Councillor of Lekutu District in Bua, Mohammed Farukh says many parents in his district are worried about their children, especially those in primary schools as COVID-19 cases are increasing in the Bua prov
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr. James Fong says they are targeting their community surveillance in areas that they think have a COVID-19 outbreak. He says they are not going everywhere swabbing everyone and
The COVID-19 vaccination venue at Albert Park in Suva will be open till 1pm today. The Ministry of Health will provide booster dose for individuals aged 18 years and above, first and second dose of the vaccine f
The Government distributed 161 household packs to families in home isolation yesterday. They have distributed the packs in Navua, Lami, Suva, Nasinu, Nausori, Lautoka, and a number of areas in the Northern Divisio
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says they are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases in the maritime islands and this was expected given the opening of maritime travel and the many social media postings o
The Fijian government has been distributing household packs to families in home isolation. Some of the places that they have already distributed the household packs to include areas from Suva, Lami, Navua, Nasinu,
People’s Alliance Leader Sitiveni Rabuka is calling on the Government to place the top priority on the lives of the people and take a risk-based approach that is driven by science and not on self-serving political and
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says he is confident that their plans to mitigate this 3rd wave and the potential health impact of any severe adverse weather condition is sufficient. Dr Fong says howev
The number of COVID-19 patients in NSW hospitals has more than doubled since Christmas as experts predict case numbers could reach 100,000 a day and medical professionals warn of a “widespread staffing crisisâ€.
