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The Health Ministry in Samoa has issued travel restrictions that reduces the number of weekly flights from New Zealand, Fiji and American Samoa for all airlines servicing Samoa, effective from next week. Samoa had 11
A 78-year-old passenger of the Diamond Princess cruise ship has become the first Australian casualty of the Coronavirus after he died in a Perth hospital early this morning. The man, who has not been named, had bee
The leader of a religious sect in South Korea will be investigated over some of the country's coronavirus deaths. The city government of the capital Seoul has asked prosecutors to charge Lee Man-hee, the founder o
A 24-year-old man who allegedly lied to a nurse and a doctor about having the Novel Coronavirus which is now known as COVID-19 has been remanded in custody by Magistrate Deepika Prakash. Simione Nakuna Junior will
The World Health Organisation has said the world is in "uncharted territory" on the coronavirus outbreak with the number of deaths worldwide now more than 3,000. More than 90% are in Hubei, China, but there have been d
Four more people have died in a coronavirus outbreak in Washington state in the US, bringing the total fatalities there to six. These are the only deaths due to Covid-19 on US soil. The northwestern state declared a
The World Exchange Congress that was to be held in Nadi in June has been postponed due to the global coronavirus outbreak. The South Pacific Stock Exchange in consultation with Terrapinn Holdings Limited being the inte
Northern California country reports fourth case of coronavirus A fourth case of novel coronavirus was reported in Santa Clara County, California. The case involves an adult woman who was in contact with another cor
A person in Oregon diagnosed with a presumptive case of the novel coronavirus had no known travel exposure and is believed to have contracted the disease through the community. A presumptive case means that a test at
US biotech firm Moderna has shipped an experimental Coronavirus vaccine to US government researchers just six weeks after it started working on the immunisation. Initial trials of the potential vaccine could begin
As the new coronavirus continues its spread around the globe, CBS has shut down production of Season 33 of "The Amazing Race." The cautionary shutdown is temporary, but it's unclear when filming will resume. "Due
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised its threat level for the deadly Coronavirus to "very high", warning all affected countries should now activate their "highest level" of response. The alert, announced ove
Two Sunwolves Super Rugby matches that was supposed to held in Japan next month have been relocated to Australia due to the coronavirus outbreak in Japan. This includes the Brumbies and the Sunwolves and the Crusad
SANZAAR - the governing body of the Super Rugby competition has confirmed that the Brumbies and Sunwolves match that is schedule for next Saturday has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak in Japan. This c
Officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the nation’s first Coronavirus case of unknown origin Wednesday in Northern California in the latest sign of the virus’ rapid spread.
The number of new coronavirus cases being officially reported outside China has exceeded those reported by Beijing for the first time since the outbreak began. Yesterday the World Health Organisation (WHO) said 459
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says given the rapid increase in global cases of the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19, the government is announcing a new range of measures at our borders to reduce the risk of an outbrea
Several European countries have announced their first coronavirus cases, all reported to be linked to the growing outbreak in Italy. Austria, Croatia, Greece and Switzerland said the cases involved people who had b
A decision on the fate of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is set to be made in May as sporting authorities monitor the spread of the coronavirus. International Olympic Committee member, Dick Pound says that a decision on t
Communications Fiji Limited which is the parent company of Legend FM, FM96, Viti FM, Radio Sargam and Navtarang and Fijivillage.com, has signed with FASANOC as the official media partner for this year’s Tokyo Olympics
