3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
Fiji Link will suspend domestic operations to all outer-islands by 6pm today in line with Government directives. The final services between Suva-Labasa and Nadi-Labasa will operate today. From tomorrow, the on
England rugby coach Eddie Jones is rallying the nation behind Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the fight against Coronavirus. Jones earlier confirmed that he had taken a pay cut in excess of 25 per cent. The Ru
New Zealand has just had its first death linked to coronavirus. a woman in her 70s in Greymouth Passed away in hospital early this morning. She tested positive for the virus on Friday morning. New Zealand Prime M
An Italian mayor has suggested using drones to shout profanities at people ignoring stay-at-home rules for the containment of the coronavirus outbreak. In A Facebook Video Town Mayor of Messina in Sicily says he can n
A 25-year-old man who is alleged to have breached the Lautoka lockdown conditions on Friday has been charged and will be produced at the Nasinu Magistrates Court tomorrow. He was arrested in Caubati. Police Co
A 38-year-old man who allegedly breached his 14-day mandatory isolation period after returning from New Zealand will be questioned by police once cleared by medical authorities. Police Commissioner, Sitiveni Qiliho
People can still go to work during the nationwide curfew which comes into effect tomorrow but will need to adhere to certain protocols and carry Company Photo ID’s. This clarification came after the Attorney Gene
Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has fully recovered from Coronavirus according to manager Frank Lampard. The 19-year old England international became the first Premier League player to test positive for Covid-19
The city in China where the coronavirus pandemic began, Wuhan, has partially re-opened after more than two months of isolation. Crowds of passengers were pictured arriving at Wuhan train station yesterday. Peo
One of football's highest-profile stars Cristiano Ronaldo, who recently donated a million euros to hospitals in Portugal and secured ventilators for a hospital in his native Madeira has reportedly accepted a wage cut of
French Health Minister Olivier Véran confirmed in a press conference that France has ordered 1 billion face masks from China. CNN reports that the country could produce 8 million face masks a week but consumed 40 milli
As New Zealand Rugby prepares to take a Coronavirus financial hit that will eat a big chunk out of their near $100 million in reserves, the All Blacks have taken the lead with significant pay-cuts already agreed to and
The N95 respirator masks that health care workers need to protect themselves while treating Coronavirus patients are in dangerously short supply. So much so that physicians are wearing used respirators, risking inf
There will be no passenger carriage or movement on inter-island ships throughout Fiji from tomorrow till further notice. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport in consultation with the Ministry of Health has
300 Fijians have been tested for COVID19 and only 5 are confirmed cases. This has been confirmed by the Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete who says that there are no new cases of COVID-19 in the last 2
A Virgin Airways flight from Brisbane, Australia with 21 Fijian citizens and cargo containing Personal Protective Equipment and other equipment has arrived at the Nadi International Airport. Ministry of Health sa
Pop-star Rihanna's foundation, the Clara Lionel Foundation is joining the fight against the spread of COVID-19. It has been announced that the Foundation is donating $5 million to organizations at the frontlines of
Madrid's regional government is preparing to open an improvised morgue in the next few days to increase the city's capacity to deal with the growing Covid-19 fatalities. The center will be set up in the Justice Cam
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete has confirmed that there are no new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. He says there are still 5 confirmed cases. Waqainabete has earlier said that all test
The Fiji National Provident Fund assistance that will be provided to those that have been affected in the tourism sector, those impacted by the physical distancing restriction and members working in the lock-down areas
