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A 9-year-old boy from Tailevu is one of the four new COVID-19 deaths announced by the Ministry of Health. He died at home on 3rd October 2021. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says his family r
Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says the knowledge of COVID-19 will continue to evolve but what is very apparent is that natural immunity alone is not sufficient – one must be vaccinated, and they continue to
Fiji has 22 new cases of COVID-19 to report for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday. There are now 8,898 active cases. Fiji has one new COVID-19 death to report. The COVID-19 death has been re
As of 3rd October, 593,442 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 462,441 have received their second doses. This means 96% of adults have received at least one dose and 74.8% are no
COVID-19 vaccination for the 15 to 17-year-olds resumed today. 17,996 children in Fiji have received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine as of 24th September. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James F
The government has now rolled out the digital VAX-Check tool, which is available to all workplaces, tertiary institutions, houses of worship, hotels, restaurants, cafés, cinemas, gyms, pools and tattoo parlours to allo
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says going forward, they will be monitoring for COVID-19 transmission and disease; and intervening when cases cross the beyond acceptable levels. Dr Fong says it is exp
A 33-year-old COVID positive man from Newtown died at home on 1st October. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says his family reported that he had a reduced appetite, generalized body weakness, and letha
All workplaces, tertiary institutions, houses of worship, hotels, restaurants, cafés, cinemas, gyms, pools, tattoo parlours will be able to open at 70% capacity to fully vaccinated persons from today. Prime Minist
The Director of Church Communications of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints of Fiji Sulueti Kama says they will be asking their members who are yet to be fully vaccinated to join the virtual services on soc
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the mixing of vaccinated and unvaccinated persons remains a risk in any setting but more so in indoor gatherings and should be adequately mitigated. He stre
The COVID-19 testing lab at the CAAF Compound in Namaka, Nadi which is in the final stages of construction will be able to produce COVID-19 test results with a 24-hour turnaround time. Doctor Shalini Singh from the
The Health Ministry says they have one COVID-19 death to report. The one COVID-19 death was reported from the Central Division. It is an 82-year-old man from Suva. He presented to the CWM Hospital in resp
Fiji has 38 new cases of COVID-19 for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday. There are now 12,875 active cases. The Health Ministry says there have been 51,098 cases during the outbreak that started i
To date, 593,042 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 460,081 have received their second doses. This means 95.9% of adults have received at least one dose and 74.4% are now full
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says whilst much has been said about quarantine and international travel, the biggest threat to Fiji’s recovery plan will be to control our ongoing epidemic through our
A GP clinic in Melbourne in Australia has apologised to 30 patients who booked in to receive a Pfizer vaccination last Sunday, saying they may have received a harmless saline injection by mistake. Deepdene Surgery
Fiji has 107 new cases of COVID-19 for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday. There are now 12,859 active cases. Fiji has recorded a total of 51,130 cases in Fiji since the first case was reported in
Vaccination for 15 to 17-year-old children will resume on Monday and the Health Ministry will post the list of vaccination sites tomorrow. As of 24th September, 17,996 children in Fiji have received their first dos
The Health Ministry says they have seven COVID-19 deaths to report for the period from 8th July 2021 to 30th September 2021. Five deaths were reported from the Central Division and two deaths were reported from the
