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Fiji Medical Association President, Doctor Basharat Munshi, Doctor Lisi Tikoduadua and Doctor Penuel Emi will appear on a special fijivillage Straight Talk with our News Director Vijay Narayan on COVID-19 at 8.30 tonigh
335,305 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine while 59,574 have received their second doses. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 57%t of the ta
721 new cases of COVID-19 and 6 COVID-19 deaths have been reported for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the first COVID-19 death is an 80-year-o
The Leader of the Fiji Labour Party Mahendra Chaudhry says there is widespread panic in the country as new COVID cases surge yet the Government ignores the people’s call for a hard lockdown to contain the virus.
Civil servants who have not received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine must go on leave from Monday and they cannot come back to work until they receive at least the first dose of the vaccine. While making a
New penalties for breach of COVID-19 related regulations will take effect from next week where spot fines will range from $20 for individuals and up to $4,000 for companies depending on the severity of the offence.
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has said in his national announcement that a period of 28 days of a hard lockdown, as some are calling for, cannot be strictly enforced everywhere in Fiji and their experts tell them i
The Association of Banks and the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Ariff Ali met with Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum for their second meeting today to discuss initiatives for the upcoming 2021-2022 National Bu
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama will make a statement on COVID-19 at 7.30pm tonight. Stay with fijivillage for the live coverage of the statement. We will also have live coverage on our facebook page, fijiv
Fijians who have received their COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine can now get 21% discount at Five Squares. This comes as Five Squares has become the first business to partner with the Ministry of Health to launch their
Fijians who have received their COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine can now get 21% discount at Five Squares. This comes as Five Squares has become the first business to partner with the Ministry of Health to launch their
He is one of the most experienced players in the Fiji 7s team that will be defending their title at the Tokyo Olympics and now Josua Vakurunabili is urging Fijians to get vaccinated. Vakurunabili is now fully vacci
With authorities making numerous calls for people to follow curfew and health related restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19, more people continue to disregard the orders as an alarming 88 arrests were made for fai
The Leader of the National Federation Party Professor Biman Prasad says they are getting tired of asking the Government to change its strategies regarding COVID-19 as people are dying and even arriving to the hospital d
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has told the NZ media her advice is the lockdown strategy for COVID-19 has saved lives. According to Radio NZ, Ardern told New Zealand media it was up to the Fijian Gover
People are raising serious concerns that COVID positive people are moving around in the community, there is increased loitering, people are not following protocols and some businesses including supermarkets are not foll
With the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the Central Division, the Health Ministry has now set up more COVID-19 care facilities in the Suva area to care for the positive patients. 40 beds have been set up for fe
A 48-year-old church minister has been charged for allegedly posting a series of short videos on Facebook that created public alarm and anxiety by calling on people not to get vaccinated. Police say the man allege
A Fijian technical official who is currently part of Team Fiji’s 96-hour isolation period, ahead of their departure to Tokyo, Japan has tested positive for COVID-19 and as a result, will no longer officiate at the Oly
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says due to the increasing COVID-19 cases in the Suva-Nausori containment zone, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services advises that home-based screening and swabbin
