3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
200 families who are in home quarantine in Lautoka have received food assistance from FRIEND Fiji. The Commissioner Western's Office received these food rations from the Founder and CEO of FRIEND, Sashi Kiran and
Many people could still be spotted walking around Suva without masks this morning. We saw both the young and old walking with masks in their hands at the Suva Bus Stand. They only put on their masks when they
The Reserve Bank of Fiji says investment and consumption activity remained weak in the first three months of the year, indicating subdued confidence amidst continued economic uncertainty. However strong growth was
The Reserve Bank of Fiji says while progress has been made on the vaccination front considering that over 50,000 Fijians have received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the recent locally transmitted cases and
No amount of negative comments on social media will stop Claudette Wilson and Loraini Tabu from doing their duty and providing critical information from the COVID-19 press conferences to the members of the deaf communit
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong has confirmed that the nature of the work of the two doctors who had tested positive for COVID-19 had nothing to do with the Lautoka Outpatients Department. Doc
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says in consultation with the Ministry of Education, they are considering re-opening the schools on 24th May 2021 but that judgement depends entirely on Fiji’s COVID s
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says the food assistance provided in the Suva-Nausori lockdown zone over the weekend was run by the Ministry of Economy and was government-funded. Dr Fong says they only
The Health Ministry’s Chief Medical Advisor Doctor Jemesa Tudravu says their mass targetted screening is continuing in the restricted zones and the cumulative total that have been covered in this clinic is 218,400 peo
The couple who returned to Fiji from India on 10th April and had tested positive for COVID-19 are still in isolation. This has been confirmed by Health Ministry's Head of Health Protection Doctor Aalisha Sahukhan w
Fiji has 51 active cases of COVID-19 in isolation. 16 of the cases are border quarantine cases and 31 are locally transmitted cases. The Health Ministry’s Head of Health Protection Doctor Aalisha Sahukhan sa
There are currently six large containment areas throughout the country - Suva, Nausori, Lami, Rakiraki, Nadi and Lautoka, and the Health Ministry is not considering rolling back the measures for any of these zones until
791 of the 877 contacts of the garment factory worker in Kalabu have tested negative in their first test however that could change at any point throughout the 14-day incubation window for the virus. Permanent Secre
Two doctors who work at the Lautoka hospital are the latest cases of COVID-19 in Fiji which means we have 51 active cases. Another 1,736 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. Permanent Secretary
Officers from the Totogo Police Station were called in to assist the staff and security officers of New World IGA in Suva in enforcing social distancing outside the supermarket. New World IGA Operations Manager Mar
The National Federation Party says it is cruel for the Government to be parading its food distribution efforts on facebook when people in real need, all over the country, have no food in the house however the Permanent
Hundreds of people turned up at Prince Charles Park in Nadi today to get their first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine as the Ministry of Health rolls out the next phase of their vaccination campaign which is also underway in
People are not practicing social distancing outside two supermarkets in Valelevu and one in Suva while social distancing is being strictly enforced outside Max Value in Flagstaff, Extra Supermarket, and Max Value opposi
The next phase of the COVID-19 Vaccination drive has started in Nadi, Lautoka and Suva this morning. People are being urged to come at Prince Charles Park in Nadi and Tilak High School in Lautoka till 6pm. For
The Health Ministry confirms that the Suva-Nausori Lockdown Zone will revert into two separate containment areas, the Suva Containment Area and the Nausori Containment Area, from 4am today. The rules for the conta
