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Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has announced that gatherings of 20 or more people are now banned in Fiji after the confirmation of the first COVID-19 case. Gatherings are defined as any assembly of individuals in
Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete confirms that their team is in the process of identifying all those people who were in contact with the Lautoka man who has tested positive for COVID-19. Fijivillage ha
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has announced a number of measures to try to isolate and contain COVID-19 after the first case of coronavirus in Lautoka. Border Restrictions and Self Quarantine By: Vijay Narayan
Minister for Economy and Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says Fiji, and other small island developing states across the world, are bracing themselves for an economic impact that could well exceed a severe tropical
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama will make an announcement soon following the confirmation of the first case of COVID-19 in Fiji. As earlier highlighted on Legend FM News, Minister for Health, Doctor Ifereimi Waqaina
The University of Fiji has cancelled its graduation ceremony that was scheduled to take place next Friday due to the advice from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education on mass gatherings in light of COVID-
The government already has secure isolation facilities up and running throughout Fiji, with the Central Division being served by Navua Hospital, the Western Division served by the Nadi Hospital, and Labasa Hospital serv
People are continuing to flock to supermarkets to stock up on food and essential household items as the nation awaits the major announcement by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama on the COVID-19 pandemic. .resp-cont
As earlier highlighted on Fijivillage, Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete has tweeted that “there is a single confirmed case of COVID19 in Lautoka that was imported from a patient who had recently travell
People around the country are eagerly awaiting the Prime Minister’s announcement following the confirmation that there is a suspected case of COVID-19 from Lautoka. However the panic buying in a number of areas has s
A study has found the coronavirus can indeed cause severe or critical illness in children, and killed a 14-year-old boy last month. New data from coronavirus-infected children in Wuhan, the birthplace of the pandemic,
Former Manchester United and England defender Gary Neville is to open his hotels free of charge to health workers to help with the coronavirus crisis. Neville's two Manchester hotels will be closed to the public, free
US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have agreed to close the US-Canada border to all non-essential travel in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus. Trump tweeted they will be
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, are urging people to show “empathy and kindness†in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement they say this moment is as true a testament there is to the human
The Fiji Bitter Marist 7s Tournament has been postponed to a later date after organizers received confirmation that there is a suspected case of COVID-19 in Lautoka. Marist Rugby Club President, Lawrence Tikaram sa
New Zealand’s Ministry of Health has confirmed eight new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in NZ to 20. These cases are all associated with international travel. There are four new cases
All men's and women's professional tennis tournaments through June 7th are being called off because of the coronavirus pandemic. The ATP and WTA announced that the entire clay-court circuit "will not be held as schedu
The Crusaders and Chiefs squads, plus their management teams, who travelled to Australia recently have been placed in voluntary self-isolation, effective immediately. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced yesterday
French Ambassador to Fiji, Jean-Francois Fitou has praised Fiji’s response to battle COVID-19. Fitou says Fiji has taken the right measures at the right time and has also praised Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama
Community isolation will be considered by the Health Ministry if there is no more space available in hospitals during an outbreak of COVID-19 in Fiji. Speaking at a retreat for Senior Pastors of the Methodist Churc
