3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
A 63 year old COVID-19 positive patient from Rakiraki Village in Yale, Kadavu has passed away. She was declared dead on arrival at the Vunisea Hospital on Tuesday. The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr. James Fong
The New Zealand High Commissioner to Fiji Jonathan Curr has announced that they will continue to support civil society organizations to assist vulnerable families in Fiji during the COVID-19 outbreak. This follows
537,704 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID vaccine and 220,034 have received their second doses. This means that 91.7% of the target population have received at least one dose and 37.5% are
8 new COVID-19 deaths have been recorded from August 14th to 18th while there are 653 new COVID cases. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says 5 deaths have been reported from the Central Division an
Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says it is quite obtuse to suggest that we should vaccinate everyone without any science backing it while SODLEPA Leader Viliame Gavoka says COVID-19 is out of control and we should
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says they are currently doing a mop-up exercise of the first dose campaign to target specific communities with low vaccination coverage. Doctor Fong says this wi
590 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday. 420 cases are from the Western Division and 170 cases are from the Central Division. A full breakdown of areas
There are 11 new COVID-19 deaths from August 13th to August 15th. Five deaths are from the Central Division and 6 deaths are from the Western Division. The first COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old man from Naita
All of New Zealand will enter an alert level 4 lockdown from 11:59pm tonight. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says this will be for at least three days, although Auckland and the Coromandel are likely to be there for
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says as a precautionary measure, an area of restricted movement has been initiated within Nabouwalu in Vanua Levu for the next 14 days. This follows the COVID-19 po
There are 23 new COVID-19 deaths from August 11th to 15th - with 20 of these deaths from the Western Division and 3 deaths from the Central Division. The first COVID-19 death is a 66 year old woman from Suva who di
533,705 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 211,496 have received their second doses. This means that 91 percent of the target population have received at least one dose and 36
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says whilst the COVID-19 positive person in Nabouwalu Wharf in Vanua Levu does not represent a community transmission case, the risk of community transmission is high.
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has confirmed 3 new COVID-19 deaths in the Central Division from August 11th to 13th and 467 new COVID cases. The first COVID-19 death is a 62 year old woman from Naka
Additional COVID-19 testing equipment and personal protective equipment has arrived in the country through the support of the Australian and South Korean Governments. The Australian Government provided Gene X Pert
The Fiji Development Bank has so far received more than 1000 applications under the COVID-19 Recovery Credit Guarantee Scheme where 207 applications have been approved. The total loans approved is valued at $5.45 m
The Australian government has partnered with the Ministry of Health and Medical Services to recruit 20 registered nurses and 20 doctors for the COVID Surge Response Call Centre in Suva. These registered nurses and
310 people were issued a Public Health Infringement Notice from the 8th to 13th of this month for breaching COVID-19 related restrictions. 162 people were issued notices for failing to wear a mask in a public place
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says people in the North are reminded that although the COVID-19 case was identified at Nabouwalu Wharf, it is important the members of the public throughout Vanua Levu
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has confirmed one new COVID-19 cases in the Northern Division, 314 new cases in total and eight COVID deaths. Of the 314 new cases, 259 are from the Western Divisi
