3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
The Nasinu and Nausori Town Councils have temporarily reduced the working hours for salary staff who are mostly working in non-critical areas, where there has been a reduction in the workload since the implementation of
Acting Police Commissioner, Rusiate Tudravu says they have turned away many people from checkpoints within the containment zones because they did not have any valid reason to travel. Tudravu says restrictions of mo
Businesses, except for high risk, can operate in all non-containment areas of Viti Levu following COVID safe measures and observing the 8pm to 4am curfew. This was highlighted by the Permanent Secretary for the Min
People are still not adhering to social gathering guidelines as Police continue to arrest those who breach the health guidelines to gather and drink grog and alcohol. Police have arrested 7 people in Namotomoto, Na
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they have to strike the right balance to ensure that COVID-19 is managed by everyone and also try to get people to operate businesses and provide jobs and income.
Only essential businesses and those businesses approved by the Ministry of Commerce can operate in containment zones. While highlighting this, the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism an
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says verifying claims by the public that a person who should be isolated at home is moving around the community is difficult to be established because of public percepti
Mahendra Narayan who owns a restaurant in Walu Bay has set aside $2000 to assist Fijians who are facing challenges due to the effects of COVID-19. Narayan has requested people to contact him and he will be transfer
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says as they continue with the community surveillance, they are hoping that they will pick up a lot more COVID cases like the current Nadi cases. Doctor Fong hig
Health Ministry's Permanent Secretary Dr James Fong says as they continue to escalate community surveillance, they are hoping to pick up more cases of COVID-19 as the two cases in Nadi were identified. When questio
600 Fijians have registered through the Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport helpline 163 in relocating to Viti Levu. Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport Shaheen
Head of Health Protection, Doctor Aalisha Sahukhan says thd lifting of the borders of the Lami Suva and Nausori Containment Zones is not giving people license to go out and visit your families. She says they have s
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms that rumours that he has resigned from his position are not true. He confirmed this while responding to a question on whether it is true that he had resign
The Health Ministry says they have administered 136,247 AstraZeneca doses so far. Permanent Secretary, Doctor James Fong says they have administered 36,885 vaccinations from 24th to 29th May – 33,077 first doses
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says as the Ministry of Health’s operations move on, they will need to create more COVID quarantine and isolation facilities. Doctor Fong is asking that the gener
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says funeral gatherings and grog drinking remain the major concerns as far as the spread of COVID-19 is concerned in the country. Doctor Fong says a factor that is
18 new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Saturday and another 23 new cases were recorded yesterday. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says all of these cases are linked to existing clusters. 9 ca
18 new COVID-19 cases were recorded by the Ministry of Health yesterday and we are now awaiting the new cases from 6pm last night to 6pm this evening. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong will have a
Nawaka Tramline Settlement resident in Nadi, Ravinesh Prasad says Health Ministry officials are swabbing residents today as the area was declared an isolation zone yesterday afternoon. Prasad says they, as well as
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has confirmed that the government will present the legislation to change enforcement of COVID emergency as soon as parliament sits which will allow for on-the-spot payment of fines for
