3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
With the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, severe cases and deaths, a Canterbury University statistician says Fiji's rapidly escalating COVID-19 crisis has overtaken the spread of infection seen in India at its repor
50 people have been served with Public Health Infringement Notices for various health breaches throughout the week. Police say 41 notices were issued for failure to wear a mask and nine for social gatherings.
The Ministry of Health has set up another COVID-19 swabbing drive-through site at the Suva Civic Centre. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong confirms that the drive-through in Suva is now in operation
52 families living at Vakatora Housing in Lautoka were full of smiles after receiving their household packs from the government yesterday. The government says that around 219 people are residing at this housing co
The BSP Fiji Group has donated $10,000 worth of equipment and supplies to the Ministry of Health to support Fiji’s war against COVID-19. The bank says items such as thermometers, hand sanitisers, linen and refre
377,090 people in Fiji have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 73,127 have received their second doses. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 64 percent of the
The rising number of cases continue as 1,220 new cases of COVID-19 have been announced for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong also confirms that there
The Fiji Teachers Union is encouraging all its members to get vaccinated for COVID-19. General Secretary, Agni Deo Singh says the extent to which the virus has spread leaves them with no option. Singh says tea
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says the 24 COVID-19 cases in Samabula Senior Citizens Home is a concern for the Ministry and are working with other stakeholders to respond to the needs of the people at
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the Health Ministry is now employing the services of retired doctors, nurses and midwives as we battle the second wave of COVID-19. He says these staff must be
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has made it clear that a COVID-19 positive person has to isolate for 14 days and they will get a clearance letter however those that are in quarantine for being a co
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says Fiji would have been in dire straits without the help Australia and New Zealand have given us. He made these comments while farewelling the Alpha Australia New Zealand Medical
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has made it clear that the number of COVID-19 cases are increasing in the Central Division, and the only way to ensure that the cases do not rise further is to follow all the COVID-1
56 household packs were distributed yesterday by the Government to families that are now on lockdown in the Naitasiri area. The Government says four new clusters were found in the Naitasiri area and they had to loc
370,219 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 70,917 have received their second doses. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 63.1 percent of t
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has announced 10 deaths from COVID-19 from 9th to 14th July and 634 new COVID cases for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday. The first COVID-19 death is
A team of 14 medical personnel from Australia and New Zealand and three liaison officers have arrived into Fiji to help the Ministry of Health combat the spread of COVID-19. The ANZMAT team – Bravo – which wil
Greater Sydney faces at least two more weeks of lockdown, after 97 new cases of locally acquired cases were reported. 9news reports that of those, 24 cases were infectious while in the community. That is the k
The President of the Fiji Medical Association, Doctor Basharat Munshi is pleading to the people in the country to all come together to win against COVID-19 as our health workforce has been stretched to breaking point fr
Fiji will soon receive 150,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The Moderna vaccine is coming into the country with the support of the United States of America under the COVAX Facility vaccine dose sharing me
