3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
A new daily record of COVID-19 cases has been reached as 116 new cases have been announced while there is an unfortunate death from COVID-19. A 73-year-old patient at the CWM Hospital has died. The patient had
Two doses of the AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective against hospitalization from the Delta variant of the coronavirus, according to a new analysis from Public Health England.
Residents of Lami are raising serious concerns that a lot of people are walking around the Lami area without masks and not following health protocols and some were also spotted behind the Post Office without masks and w
A Naqelelevu villager is calling for assistance with food and sanitary supplies as they have run out of all their supplies. Leonard Loga who has been stuck in Suva since the current COVID-19 outbreak started in lat
Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says there are, unfortunately, some media outlets, politicians, and individuals who care more about politicising COVID-19 than wanting to know and tell the truth. He made
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong has highlighted that they are careful of the quality control for vaccines and if one batch does not look good or breaches their cold chain parameters, it is entirely remo
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says he is confident that Fiji has enough equipment for the surge in COVID-19 cases that they have planned for, and they will continue to plan ahead. He says
The Ministry of Health’s Head of Health Protection, Doctor Aalisha Sahukhan says the 7 positive COVID cases that have died due to pre-existing non-COVID-related illnesses were patients from the CWM Hospital’s Acute
The Human Rights and Anti Discrimination Commission says lockdowns, physical distancing and limitations to our rights and freedoms during these extraordinary times must not be used as an excuse to neglect and ill-treat
McDonald’s Fiji Director Marc McElrath says they have closed their branch in Laucala Bay as a precautionary measure. McElrath says they have taken this measure as they suspect that one of their staff members is s
The Fijian Government has distributed a total of 34,700 food ration, grocery and essential item packs. In a statement, the Government says it continues to assist people impacted by the effects of COVID-19 as
The COVID-19 vaccination campaign starts in Lami today. Health Ministry teams will be at Tikaram Park in Lami from 9 o'clock this morning. They will be there until 4 o'clock this afternoon. This is for t
Health Ministry's Permanent Secretary Dr James Fong reveals there were difficulties in the initial part of their operation at the CWM Hospital regarding the designation as to who were the primary and secondary contacts
The Health Ministry's Chief Medical Advisor Doctor Jemesa Tudravu says we must not let the number of COVID cases surpass the capacity of health services to cater for sick people. He says this is their capacity to c
Head of Health Protection Dr Aalisha Sahukhan says one patient who had tested positive for COVID-19 during her admission at the CWM Hospital has passed away. Dr. Sahukhan says the doctors that treated her have rule
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong urges the politicians who are saying that the Health Ministry has no plan for COVID-19 to walk back that rhetoric and consider the clear and firm plan that the Ministry
The Permanent Secretary for Health confirms that they are in discussions with Australia about a range of areas for their continued support, including contingency options, like an AUSMAT (Australian Medical Assistance Te
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has confirmed that there are 89 new cases of COVID-19, and he is confident that case numbers will rise in the near term and that record of daily cases will be broken a
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad says with the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, we are now putting the lives of our frontliners like doctors, nurses and health workers, at risk while SODELPA
Australian High Commissioner, John Feakes says herd immunity through vaccinations is the answer to get through the COVID-19 outbreak and discussions can then recommence on a travel bubble between Australia and Fiji.
