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Permanent Secretary for Health Dr. James Fong has confirmed that parts of Muanikoso in Nasinu are being cordoned off. 5 people from a household tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday. Doctor Fong had said yest
The Health Ministry has received 12 laptops and 3 modems from the Australian Government to assist them in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian High Commissioner to Fiji John Feakes tweeted that thi
Over 20 businesses have closed down in Labasa from today and people are not following COVID-19 protocols. This has been confirmed by the President of the Labasa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Satish Kumar.
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says they will not lock down the Muanikoso area in Nasinu as the 5 members of the household took all the precautions and were in home quarantine from May 11th. Doct
Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says with more COVID-19 vaccine doses coming into the country, he is happy that many people are now over the vaccine hesitancy however he is calling on those who are encourag
Five new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed from one household in Muanikoso, Nasinu. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says one of these cases is an employee of Extra Supermarket. All five of
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that Kamikamica Health Centre in Lautoka will reopen today after it has been thoroughly decontaminated. The Health Centre was closed from the 7th of this month after a 30-year-o
Bollywood actor, Salman Khan is providing 500 free oxygen concentrators to the needy as India battles its most lethal wave of COVID-19. Once getting things in place, he took to his handle to announce that COVID pos
20,000 more AstraZeneca vaccines arrived in the country from Australia last night. Australia’s High Commissioner to Fiji John Feakes said on Twitter that this is to further support the Health Ministry's fight aga
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has announced 1 new case of COVID-19. The new case is a household contact of the latest Vunimono/Nadali cases announced on Wednesday. Doctor Fong says
Breaching social gathering restrictions to drink grog is still one of the major reasons people are being arrested for breaching health restrictions and curfew orders. 17 people were arrested over the last 24 hours.
Novotel Hotel in Lami and Pearl Resort in Pacific Harbour are now declared quarantine facilities. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says a quarantine corridor protocol has been sorted to safely and
Police Constable Samisoni Viriviri who has been instrumental at securing the containment area border at the Momi Bay Junction, believes that overcoming this battle against COVID-19 is everyone’s responsibility.
Police have increased their manpower around the Nadali cordoned off area in Nausori after reports that some people are coming out of the area through some short cuts. Nadali has increasing number of confirmed COVI
Police are stressing that high risk businesses cannot operate anywhere in the country as part of the COVID-19 health restrictions and people cannot provide the same services like hair, beauty and massage from home for c
The Ministry of Health says 7,000 backlogged swabs were flown out to Australia today for COVID-19 tests, with another 4,000 expected to depart on Saturday. This is due to the backlog of approximately 11,000 swab sa
15,381 families in the Suva and Nausori lockdown areas were assisted through government’s food assistance program in the last four days which came to an end yesterday. This is in addition to the 4,250 families th
30 families in Matawailevu village in Ra are thankful to the government for hearing their plea and providing them with seeds for home gardening. Village Headman Iseia Vonowale says they were facing a food shortage
Fiji will have approximately 86,000 AstraZeneca doses by the end of the week through the COVAX facility and Australia and New Zealand. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong reveals the vaccination plan
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has confirmed there are 11 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Fiji. He says after another 2974 tests, they have recorded the 11 cases. The first six are relat
