3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
Police Commissioner, Sitiveni Qiliho says officers have been directed to arrest people found loitering in public places outside of the nationwide curfew hours. This follows serious concerns received about people co
The Russian parliament has approved an “anti-virus†package of laws including up to seven years in prison for serious violations of quarantine rules. BBC News reports the tough laws and amendments were rushed t
The world’s biggest maker of condoms has warned of a global shortage as supply falls by almost 50% while its stockpile is set to last for just another two months. Malaysia-based Karex Bhd which makes one out of ev
Minister for Economy and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has announced a number of initiatives that have been rolled out by Telecom Fiji Limited. For the next three months, residential customers will get doubl
A 12-year-old girl in Belgium is thought to be the youngest victim in Europe of the coronavirus pandemic. The girl had a fever for three days but her condition then worsened. Belgium has lost 705 people to the
The 2 weeks school holidays has been extended by the Minister for Education, Rosy Akbar. Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says Akbar has announced that the school holidays has been extended to 17th April.
The NGO Coalition for Human Rights says it is concerned by images circulated on social media platforms, of uniformed and armed RFMF soldiers outside the premises of the Fiji National Provident Fund office in Lautoka.
People that do not follow the 10pm-5am daily curfew can face up to 2 years imprisonment if they are convicted for Disobedience of Lawful Order. Under Section 202 of the Crimes Act, everyone who disobeys any order,
Eight people appeared in the Nausori Magistrates Court this afternoon for allegedly breaching the curfew hours last night. Ashneel Chand, Naaz Begum, Josefa Raboto, Tomasi, Kavai Taubuli, Ratu Sailosi Tavaga, Sakia
Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says a whole of the nation approach is needed to continue to keep the COVID-19 cases at a minimum amount, and Fiji still has 5 confirmed cases with no new cases despite 357
Attorney General and Minister for Civil Service Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has announced a work from home civil servants’ guideline which will be rolled out from tomorrow after a meeting with the Permanent Secretaries.
British boxer Billy Joe Saunders had his boxing license suspended after publishing a social media video in which he appeared to condone domestic violence amid the coronavirus outbreak. The WBO super-middleweight ch
Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar says all municipal market opening and closing hours have been reviewed and markets will now open from 8am and close no later than 7pm daily. Kumar says Special Administra
Jack Grealish has apologised and been fined by Aston Villa after breaking government lockdown guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 24-year-old revealed he left his house to meet with a friend over the week
There are 58 new coronavirus cases in New Zealand, bringing the national total to 647. The new cases are made up of 48 confirmed cases and 10 probable cases. A probable case is when a test comes back negative but i
People should not be lining up outside the Fiji National Provident Fund Offices if they require the COVID-19 Assistance. This has been stressed by FNPF CEO, Jaoji Koroi who says that members can check if they are e
The village of Lutu-Wainibuka in the province of Naitasiri is now banning non-essential travel joining several other villages throughout the country that have taken this preventative measure to fight the spread of COVID
An extra 750 Australian dollars will hit the bank accounts of millions of Australians from today as the government starts paying out on its promised coronavirus stimulus package. The one-off payment is tax free an
The United Nations Development Programme says income losses are expected to exceed $220 billion in developing countries and nearly half of all jobs in Africa could be lost. It says with an estimated 55 percent of t
Fiji Airways says it is exploring the possibility of evacuation flights between Nadi and Los Angeles this week or early next week to assist in the repatriation of citizens and residents. Fiji Airways says it is explor
