3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
The Health Ministry is advising all businesses and workplaces that there is an urgent need to refocus on improving ventilation and air quality to support their current COVID safe measures. Permanent Secretary for H
102 Public Health Infringement Notices were issued for failure to wear a mask between the 11th and 12th September. 26 notices were issued for social gathering and 5 for contact sports. 10 notices were issued f
37 COVID-19 cases have now been identified in Dakuni village on Beqa island, while 11 more cases have been diagnosed in Dakuibeqa village in the last 24 hours. Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says th
The Ministry of Health has noted the downturn in COVID-19 case numbers and positivity rate although they are limiting the testing to high-risk groups and places of concern. Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James
128 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am today while no new deaths have been recorded due to this virus. 90 cases are from the Western Division and 38 cases are from the
97% of the target population have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine while 57.7% are now fully vaccinated nationwide. This means 568,998 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the vaccine an
SODELPA is recommending the Government to declare COVID-19 as a National Disaster in Kadavu and other outer islands that are infected by the COVID-19 virus as it is impacting the national health policies and the people
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says they have seen an upsurge in the importation of Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits, some of which are not yet approved for any use by reliable medical authorities. Dr Fong
Beqa Island is the new area of interest after a 70-year-old bedridden man who passed away in his home in Dakuni Village on 8th September, was diagnosed with COVID-19. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong sa
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says as the second dose coverage increases, it is expected that internal borders within Viti Levu will be lifted soon. 97% of the target population have received at
A 34 year old woman from Nadi has passed away due to COVID-19. She was not fully vaccinated as she did not receive the second dose of the vaccine. There have now been 535 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji. T
The Health Ministry will be transitioning to community surveillance testing as severe COVID-19 disease numbers and positivity rates approach the containment phase levels. The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James
96.9% of the target population have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine while 56.2% are now fully vaccinated nationwide. This means that 568,246 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the vac
Police say they are concerned that health measures about wearing a mask in a public place are not being followed after 117 Public Health Infringement Notices for this offence were issued in the last two days. 171 P
The lockdown of the Namara Tiri area in Vanua Levu has been lifted after days 1, 4 and 12 testing for the primary contacts, and the 181 secondary contacts were all negative for COVID-19. Permanent Secretary for Hea
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong has confirmed that Fiji has recorded 143 new cases of COVID-19 of which 76 are from the Western Division, 59 are from the Central Division and 8 from the Eastern Division
There were no COVID-19 deaths reported for the last 24 hours however, the Health Ministry confirmed a 36-year-old partially vaccinated man from Lautoka has passed away due to COVID-19 on 24th August. Permanent Secr
The application window for the next round of ‘Let’s Win Together Sweepstakes’ will open from 6am tomorrow to 6am Monday 27th September. The lottery is open to all fully vaccinated Fijians living in Fiji, in o
US President Joe Biden has announced sweeping federal COVID measures that require workers at large companies to be vaccinated or face weekly testing. The new measures which also include a vaccine mandate for millio
More than 50% of the eligible population in the Central Division are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, 60.5% are fully vaccinated in the Western Division, 14.1% in the Eastern Division and 36.2% in the North. The Heal
