3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
Kubrat Pulev said he will donate half of his earnings from the world heavyweight boxing title fight against Anthony Joshua to help medical workers fight the "devilish" coronavirus. The 38-year-old Bulgarian is expe
The Ministry of Health says from today, all General Outpatient Department services at Labasa Hospital will be directed to the Nasea Health Centre. The Ministry says the Labasa Hospital will now only be used for eme
If you are a casual worker that has been laid off or a garment factory worker that was living from pay to pay every week and now do not have a job because of the lockdown in areas in Suva and Lautoka, there is FNPF assi
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services says it would like to hear from all customers who attended an appointment at Jades MHCC between 23rd and 26th March and Supercuts Damodar level 2 on 23rd, 25th, 30th March, or
There are 89 new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand of which 48 are confirmed and 41 are probable cases. This brings the total number of cases in New Zealand to 1039. Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfi
One of Asia's biggest slums has confirmed its first COVID-19 death as top Indian doctors warn that the country must prepare to face an "onslaught" of cases that could cripple the health system to levels far beyond what
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has announced that some businesses in some sectors are now allowed to operate in the lockdown areas in Suva and Lautoka from Monday (6th April 2020). He
Worldwide COVID-19 cases have passed 1.1 million, and at least 60,000 people have died from the virus. There have been 708 deaths in a day in the United Kingdom. A five-year-old child with underlying health co
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says come next week, if the government does not see our fever testing numbers go dramatically up, and they don’t see the numbers of the curfew and quarantine violations go dramaticall
Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says they are shocked by the number of people that have been arrested for breaking the curfew hours in the last 24 hours. 123 people were arrested last night for breaking curfew
Fiji now has 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19 but the Health Ministry is awaiting further test results of the daughter-in-law of the Soasoa man in Labasa who has tested positive. She is the 12th case and is the only
US President Donald Trump has said he will not wear a face mask despite new medical guidance advising Americans to do so. He said he could not see himself greeting "presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, qu
There are 82 new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand, 52 confirmed and 30 probable, bringing the total to 950. Yesterday was the highest single day of testing at 3,631 in New Zealand. New Zealand now has a testing
Once-crowded city streets are now empty. Highway traffic has slowed to a minimum. And fewer and fewer people can be found walking about outside. Global containment measures to combat the spread of the cor
A major US mask manufacturer, 3M, says the government has asked it to stop exporting US-made N95 respirator masks to Canada and Latin America. The request had "significant humanitarian implications", it warned, and
Supermarkets from Nakasi to Suva are taking necessary measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 by only allowing a limited amount of customers to go in and do their shopping but the concern that remains is that people lin
Timely help has arrived for our health care workers on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19. 8, 900 N95 masks have been handed over by UNICEF Pacific to the government. This morning, 8,900 N95 respira
37 fever clinics are currently in operation throughout Fiji. The Health Ministry is encouraging people to visit a fever clinic if they feel that they are developing any symptoms of COVID-19. The symptoms of CO
Several healthcare workers in India have been attacked as they battle to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Reports say doctors have been spat at and chased away from homes, and that in one case patients directed
The Health Ministry says COVID-19 positive individuals who are classified “stable†will be transferred to community isolation facilities for continued monitoring and medical care. There are now eight COVID-19 c
