3,658 articles tagged "covid-19"
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they received 100,000 calls as of noon today on their COVID-19 Food Ration Hotline and he is disappointed to learn that they had several members of the same househo
Two COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in isolation while an additional 25,064 Fijians were screened through the Health Ministry’s mobile screening teams and at screening clinics since Friday. Permanent Secretary
An email account has been set up for people who require food ration packs within the Suva- Nausori corridor. The email address is covid19rations@gmail.com The government says they are dealing with a large cal
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum today visited the Fiji Procurement Office yard where food rations are currently being loaded. The food rations are for the Suva-Nausori loc
Non-essential businesses are still open in Navua despite clear directives from the Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong that only essential businesses like supermarkets should be open across the country apar
The Ministry of Health has revealed seven locations in Navua and Pacific Harbour where people may have come into contact with COVID-19 cases. A request is being made to you if you were present at one of these loca
The Health Ministry has confirmed that the toll-free numbers 161 and 158 are back up and in operation. They had faced a technical glitch with these numbers earlier today, as a result of the high number of phone cal
44 people have been arrested in the last 24-hours for failing to comply with curfew orders as well as breaching the COVID-19 restrictions in place. Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says 18 were arrested f
Businesses like hardware shops and bottle shops are open in Ba Town. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong had highlighted last night that apart from the Suva and Nausori containment zones, for the rest
Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says there will be zero tolerance on any breach of restrictions announced by the Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong. Tudravu says his officers have been briefe
Officials in Delhi have been urged to find more sites for cremations as the city's morgues and crematoriums are overwhelmed by masses of COVID deaths. A second wave of the virus is ravaging parts of India, with 386
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong has confirmed that they have 30,000 food packs with them at the moment but they have the ability to arrange for more. People who are living within the Suva-Nausori c
Everyone who attended funeral in Tavakubu, Lautoka and the church service in Nadera have been found. The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says during the next 14 days, they will be screening the Tavakub
The Health Ministry’s Head of Health Protection Doctor Aalisha Sahukhan says 51,014 COVID-19 tests have been conducted to date with a daily average of 774 tests per day over the last 7 days. She says there has be
Suva and Nausori containment zones from Tamavua-i-Wai Bridge in Delainavesi to Logani Village is under curfew until 4am Monday. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they cannot waste another minut
More than 500 employees of the garment factory will need to be reached by the Ministry of Health officials during the curfew period from 8 tonight to 4am Monday. The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong
The Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says he had said on Thursday that there was a good chance a lockdown could be announced. When questioned why people were informed so late about the lockdown in the
The Health Ministry’s Head of Health Protection Doctor Aalisha Sahukhan says two cases of COVID-19 are still under investigation to determine their source of transmission. She says for now they are being consider
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says starting from 8pm tonight, Suva and the Nausori corridor will be on war-footing. Doctor Fong says they have 56 hours to break as many chains of COVID transmiss
Fiji has 1 new COVID-19 case following the screening of another 16,613 Fijians and another 1018 tests yesterday. The new case is the wife of case number 110, the first man in Ra who tested positive for the virus ea
