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393,095 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 78,624 have received their second doses. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 67 percent of the
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has confirmed there are 13 new COVID-19 deaths for the period of 14th July to 17th July while 1,043 new COVID cases have been confirmed for the 24 hour period that ended
Fijians living in Tavua and Vatukoula can win a $100 shopping voucher for getting vaccinated at any of the vaccination sites in the area. The Tavua Duavata Crime Prevention Committee came up with the initiative.
37 people were served with Public Health Infringement Notices for various health breaches in the last 24 hours. 25 of the notices were served for failure to wear a mask. Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudr
A tax-free interim dividend of $3.33 million has been paid out to 24,000 investment account holders of Unit Trust of Fiji. This payout is for the six months period ended 30 June 2021. Unit Trust of Fiji Chair
More food rations will be delivered to the Qauia lockdown area today. This is the fourth round of food ration distribution there. There are more than 550 families in the Qauia lockdown area. The governmen
The Tokyo Olympics athletes' village has had its first case of COVID-19. Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto confirmed a visitor from abroad who is involved in organising the Games has tested positive. The announcemen
Another 60,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Nadi from Australia last night onboard a Fiji Airways plane. This latest shipment of the vaccine brings the total number donated by Australia to 4
391,363 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 77,610 have received their second doses. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 66.7 percent of t
1,180 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am today while 5 new COVID-19 deaths have been announced for the period of 13th July to 16th July. Permanent Secretary for Healt
719 household packs were distributed by the government to families in home isolation and lockdown areas in Lami, Suva, Nasinu, Nausori, Lautoka and Ba yesterday. 326 packs were delivered to families in home isolati
Another 100 household packs will be distributed in the Qauia lockdown area today as part of the government’s round 4 of food ration distribution to the lockdown area. 350 households packs were delivered yesterday
150,080 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the country last night. This has been made possible with the support of the United States of America under the COVAX Facility vaccine dose sharing mechanism.
The drive-through swabbing service at the Suva Civic Centre will be available for people living in Suva until 4 o'clock this afternoon. The Health Ministry says the service will continue from 10am to 4pm from Monda
A new daily record of 1,405 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday while there have been 6 new COVID-19 deaths for the period of 12th July to 15th July. The Per
The Nadroga/Navosa Chamber of Commerce and Industry says business activity in Sigatoka has dropped by 50 to 95 percent. President Doctor Ashank Naidu says some businesses such as car rental companies, beauty salons
The Director of the Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Ashwin Raj says there is a view in certain human rights circles, considering the legislative amendments, that the State has now “criminalizedâ€
With the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, severe cases and deaths, a Canterbury University statistician says Fiji's rapidly escalating COVID-19 crisis has overtaken the spread of infection seen in India at its repor
50 people have been served with Public Health Infringement Notices for various health breaches throughout the week. Police say 41 notices were issued for failure to wear a mask and nine for social gatherings.
The Ministry of Health has set up another COVID-19 swabbing drive-through site at the Suva Civic Centre. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong confirms that the drive-through in Suva is now in operation
