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29 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded by the Health Ministry in the past 7-days. 15 cases were recorded in the Central division, 12 new cases in the Western division and 2 new cases in the Eastern Division.
91.6% of the adult target population in Fiji is now fully vaccinated while 97.6% have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. This means 566,380 of the adult target population are fully vaccinated while 603,537 of
The United States of America has today donated approximately $745,000 worth of medical supplies to the Ministry of Health to support Fiji’s COVID-19 efforts. U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Tony Greubel says th
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says at least one person in the UK has died with the Omicron coronavirus variant. There are 4,713 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the UK, BBC News reports Omicron has
The Health Ministry has also rolled out a comprehensive surveillance program in all its subdivisions. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says a part of this surveillance program includes the ongoing t
The Health Ministry says they have recorded a total of 16 new cases. 12 new cases were recorded over the weekend while 4 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours ending at 8am yesterday. Overall, for this
91.4% of the adult target population in Fiji is now fully vaccinated. 97.6% of the adult target population have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This means 565,181 adults are fully vaccinate
Manchester United have recorded a number of positive COVID tests among players and staff following their 1-0 win at Norwich yesterday. The club has reported the cases to the Premier League and their match at Brentf
91.4% of the adult target population are now fully vaccinated while 28,091 children aged between 15 to 17 years are also fully vaccinated. 4,853 children aged between 12-14 years have received both doses of a COVID
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says they hope to access pediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine in the early part of the new year. Dr Fong says however, improving vaccination in the older children and
BioNTech and Pfizer say a three-shot course of their COVID-19 vaccine is able to neutralise the new Omicron variant in a laboratory test, an early signal that booster shots could be key to protection against infection f
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong remains extremely concerned at the lack of adherence to COVID safe measures in gatherings throughout the country, especially the adherence to masking in indoor public spa
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says preliminary evidence indicates that the Omicron variant does not make people sicker than the Delta and other strains. Dr Fong says they are aware of misinformation
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong stresses that all of us who live in Fiji need to understand that any large resurgence in COVID-19 cases is likely to undermine our social and economic recovery program,
There has been a blatant disregard of COVID-19 safe measures. This is what fijivillage witnessed when we visited the Suva Bus Stand and Suva’s popular night spots between 6pm to 7.30pm last night. We saw peo
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed there is community transmission of the Omicron coronavirus variant in multiple regions of England. He told MPs the variant was continuing to spread in the UK and around th
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has requested all spotters from Health, Commerce and Security Ministries to escalate the fining of individuals and corporate bodies where there is evidence of non-compli
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has confirmed the two travellers from Africa currently in quarantine are confirmed positive for the Omicron variant. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services an
The capacity of vessels to Vanua Levu and other maritime islands have been increased to 80% from today as pockets of red zone areas with less than 60% vaccination coverage have greatly reduced. Permanent secretary
18,554 children between the ages of 12 and 14 have so far received the first dose of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine. 27,161 children between the ages of 15 and 17 are now fully vaccinated while 35,352 children have re
