Topic: #covid

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Fiji is working on its own Bula Bubble - PM

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has highlighted that Fiji’s leading medical experts are in talks with Australia and New Zealand health experts in laying the groundwork for integrated public health approaches critica

Navitalai Naivalurua 1 min read
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careFIJI COVID-19 tracing app now available to download

The careFIJI app, Fiji's COVID-19 tracing app has been launched by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and it is now available on Google Playstore or the Apple App Store. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the ca

Semi Turaga 1 min read
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Curfew now 11pm to 4am starting from today

The new nationwide curfew hours starting from today (Monday - 22nd June 2020) will be from 11pm to 4am. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has announced that the nationwide curfew will remain in effect but to allow

Semi Turaga 1 min read
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COVID19: PM to make announcement soon

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama is expected to make a COVID-19 related announcement at 12pm today. Follow the live updates and live video here on fijivillage. One hour after the announcement by the Prime Mi

Semi Turaga 1 min read
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More than 1 m COVID-19 cases in Brazil

Brazil has become the second country in the world to confirm more than one million cases of COVID-19, as the disease continues to spread. There was a record number of new cases in the past 24 hours - more than 54,0

Semi Turaga 1 min read
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ATS terminates employment contracts of 285 workers

Air Terminal Services Fiji Limited has terminated employment contracts of 285 workers effective from today as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. ATS says it has experienced a drastic 95%plus reduction in bus

Vijay Narayan 1 min read
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Australian borders likely to stay closed until next year

Australia’s Tourism Minister, Simon Birmingham says the nation's border is likely to stay closed until next year. Simon Birmingham said the decision to shut the border was one of the main reasons for Australia's

Dhanjay Deo 1 min read
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COVID19: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug

A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with COVID-19. The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone (dek·suh·meh·thuh·sown)is a major breakthrough in the fight agains

Semi Turaga 1 min read
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Two new COVID-19 cases in NZ

There are two new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand. The NZ Ministry of Health confirmed in a statement that the cases are related to the border as a result of recent travel from the United Kingdom The NZ Heral

Vijay Narayan 1 min read