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Millions of people are facing travel disruption and increased COVID-19 restrictions over Christmas, as the surging Omicron variant sees flights cancelled and safety curbs tightened. Italy, Spain and Greece have ma
The Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says their health care workers who would have spent this festive season with their families, are now on-call to protect lives and mitigate community transmission in the
109 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Fiji of which 40 new cases were recorded on Thursday and 69 new cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8am yesterday. The Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fon
A major analysis by the UK Health Security Agency says people catching Omicron are 50% to 70% less likely to need hospital care compared with previous variants. The agency says its early findings are "encouraging"
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they are monitoring the outbreak of the COVID-19 variant Omicron globally, and he should correct himself and say that Omicron will come into Fiji. While wishin
48 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Fiji in the last 24 hours ending at 8am yesterday. Of the 48 cases recorded in the last 24 hours, 36 cases were recorded in the Northern Division; 11 cases were recorded i
91.9% of the adult target population in Fiji is fully vaccinated while 97.7% have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. This means 567,909 adults have received two doses while 603,936 have received one
The Health Ministry has announced that all individuals aged 18 years and above are eligible to receive the COVID-19 booster dose by Moderna. According to the Health Ministry, an individual can receive the COVID-19
Minister for Health Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says they are currently providing the COVID-19 booster shots for the vulnerable population. According to the Health Ministry these are the frontliners, persons aged 60 ye
Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says they are fully aware of the threats outside our border with the Omicron variant moving with haste throughout the globe. While opening the SWOT Analysis Workshop On CO
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong remains extremely concerned at the lack of adherence to COVID safe measures in gatherings throughout the country, especially the non-adherence to masking in indoor publi
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says since the opening of international travel borders to travel partner countries, six travellers have tested positive for COVID-19 during the mandatory 3-day hotel sta
A major incident has been declared in London and more than 10,000 new Omicron cases have been confirmed in the UK. BBC News reports a further 90,418 daily Covid cases have been reported across the UK after days of
NSW has recorded 2,482 COVID-19 cases and one death, the highest ever number of infections recorded in any Australian jurisdiction in a 24-hour reporting period. There are now 206 people admitted to the hospital fo
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says overall, the death rate for the Central and Western Divisions indicate a declining trend. He says the differences between the Central and Western are similar to the
There are 116 active cases of COVID-19 based on the latest update by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. 12 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours ending at 8am yesterday. According to the Minis
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has recorded a total of 19 new cases of COVID-19. 7 new cases were recorded on Thursday and 12 new cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8am yesterday. Permanent Secr
91.8% of the adult target population in Fiji is now fully vaccinated based on the latest update by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. The percentage of people that have received one dose of a COVID-19 vac
31-year-old Iliseva Cua is thankful that the borders are open and tourists are returning to Fiji since it has enabled her to earn a living to ease the hardships faced for the past few months. Cua was laid-off from
The World Health Organisation has warned the new coronavirus variant Omicron is spreading across the globe at an unprecedented rate. Cases of the heavily mutated variant have been confirmed in 77 countries. At
