3,760 articles tagged "covid"
Former Miss World Fiji, Charlene Tafuna’i says we should never doubt making a living out of our creativity. Tafuna’i has turned a hobby into a business and now owns a small-medium enterprise known as Charlene the J
Quarantine-free travel from Niue to New Zealand will begin on 24 March. The Premier of Niue Dalton Tagelagi and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern have announced the one-way bubble would commence on Wednesda
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says there is no need for alarm after a few cases of some people feeling weak or having a slight fever following the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccination. Doctor Fong
Shops, restaurants and schools will be closed across most of Italy tomorrow. For three days over Easter, 3-5 April, there will be a total shutdown in Italy. Italy, which one year ago imposed one of the first n
The Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr James Fong says they had noticed an increase in the number of people travelling in and out of the country which is why they have decided that those who come to Fiji for non-essenti
The World Health Organization says countries should not stop using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine over fears it causes blood clots as there is no indication this is true. Bulgaria, Denmark and Norway are among the
Fijians who are coming into the country for non-essential reasons will now have to pay for their quarantine from 29th March 2021. In a statement, the government says Fijians planning to come to Fiji for personal re
Papua New Guinea has been plunged into a COVID-19 crisis. Port Moresby's under-resourced hospital is dealing with a growing number of COVID-19 patients, including pregnant women with fewer staff as doctors and nurs
Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says Fiji is using COVID-19 vaccine, Oxford AstraZeneca as it is certified by the World Health Organisation and they are guided by the science that the vaccine is safe.
The EU's medicines regulator says there is no indication that the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is linked to an increased risk of blood clots. The BBC reports that the regulator said the number of cases in va
Phase 4 of the FNPF’s COVID-19 relief assistance will end on the 31st of March, 2021. Phase 4 was for those members who have been unemployed since January 2010 to September 2019 and are still unemployed. The
24 hours after being vaccinated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Doctor Ratu Mara Vukivukiseru says he feels like himself with no lifestyle or behavioural changes. Dr Vukivukiseru who is a Consultant A
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine works, they are safe and they are the key to our economic recovery. While speaking at the National Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia Plan C
Following government’s confirmation, the COVID-19 withdrawal relief for Phases 2 and 3 have been extended to June. FNPF Acting CEO Viliame Vodonaivalu says Phase 3 Round 4 will open next Monday on 15th March 2021
$234.8 million has been paid out so far to affected FNPF members through Phases 2,3 and 4 of the COVID-19 relief assistance. Phases 2 and 3 have been extended until June and Phase 3 Round 4 will open next Monday.
FNPF has today confirmed that it will roll-out COVID-19 relief assistance for its voluntary members from 12th April 2021. Acting CEO Viliame Vodonaivalu says these members can apply for $100 to a maximum of $1,100
Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says Fiji is targeting to get 1.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as they aim to vaccinate 600,000 people in the country. The first doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca
The COVID-19 vaccination rollout starts this morning with all the necessary preparations done by the Health Ministry. Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete confirms that the 6,000 frontline workers who are m
More than 100 women who are struggling to provide for their families due to COVID-19 took part in a training session organized by FRIEND Fiji today on how they can use crops such as cassava and kumala to make flour, noo
Trade unions representing sailors have claimed that hundreds of people are still being prevented from travelling to Kiribati because of COVID-19 restrictions and border closures. Some seafarers stranded in northern
