3,760 articles tagged "covid"
Professor Satish Chand from the University of New South Wales says Fiji is not alone in terms of mandating the COVID-19 vaccination. Professor Chand highlighted this during the Fiji Law Society’s Virtual Discussi
Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation CEO, Kameli Batiweti says if Fiji does not get herd immunity then more jobs will be lost. He highlighted this during Fiji Law Society’s Discussion titled ‘To Jab or Not T
23,156 grocery and essential item packs have been distributed so far by the Government to families in targeted lockdown and home isolation. 458 household packs were delivered by the Government distribution team to
The Health Ministry confirms the Suva Civic Centre drive-through rapid diagnostic test swab service will be open until tomorrow from 10am to 3pm. You can go there and use the service if you are over 40 and are expe
The World Health Organisation has called for a suspension on booster vaccines until at least the end of September. WHO Chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says it would allow for least 10% of the population in eve
494, 855 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID vaccine and 158,271 have received their second doses. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 84.4 percent of the t
People who have recovered recently from COVID-19 or presumed COVID-19 are eligible for vaccination once they have completed 14 days of isolation and recovered from acute illness. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doc
There are 11 new COVID-19 deaths from 31st July to 4th August while 1187 new cases have been confirmed. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says 9 of the deaths were in the Central Division and 2 deat
Australian charity organisation, Heroes Need Heroes has donated over $46,000 worth of emergency response equipment to the Ministry of Health. The equipment which includes 10 Automatic External Defibrillators, were
New York City is to require customers and staff of restaurants, gyms and other indoor businesses to have had Covid-19 vaccinations. The policy is to encourage more residents to get vaccinated as the Delta variant s
A Sydney based group has helped more than 200 families since the COVID-19 pandemic began in Fiji and intends to assist even more families as soon as possible. Humdard Incorporated member, Jiten Lal says their group
People whose income has been affected by COVID-19 can start applying for the first round of government's unemployment assistance from the 9th to the 11th of August. People living in Viti Levu who are over the age o
491,056 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID vaccine and 151,866 have received their second doses. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 83.7 percent of the ta
The 7-day average of new COVID cases per day is 1085 cases per day or 1226 cases per million population per day. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong maintains the daily case numbers remain high, and d
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has announced 7 new COVID-19 deaths from 31st July to 2nd August and 1220 new COVID cases for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am today. 6 of the deaths were in th
Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar says it is pleasing to note that around 67% of the market vendors throughout the 18 municipal markets in Fiji have received their first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine as of ye
Qantas says it will stand down 2,500 staff as a lockdown in Sydney impacts air travel across Australia. The airline says the furlough - affecting pilots, crew and airport workers - will last for at least two months
Expect the prices of goods and services to rise due to increasing food and oil prices and other factors like border restrictions and COVID protocols. The Reserve Bank of Fiji says rising global food and crude oil p
New Zealand is sending 100,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses and additional financial support to Fiji for nursing staff. NZ’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta says New Zealand has funded 100,000 doses of the A
Front-liners working at the FEMAT Field Hospital have received 50 cartons of Aquasafe bottled water through Sai Prema Foundation and Pleass Global Limited. Sai Prema Foundation Treasurer Pratin Lal says this is a
