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The COVID-19 vaccination drive will continue at the Sai Sanjeevani Medical Centre in Nasese today for people living in Muanikau, Ratu Sukuna Road, Domain, Nasese, Nasova and Veiuto. More than 750 people were vaccin
67 families in villages and settlements in Tailevu that are in isolation have been provided with ration packs by the government. A team from the Ministry of Economy distributed the grocery and essential item packs
New World Supermarket in Nausori will be closed today as it has been determined as a site of interest after risk assessment and contact tracing efforts conducted by the Ministry of Health. This is to allow for a th
Qauia Settlement in Lami will be on a 48-hour lockdown until 4am Thursday 24th June 2021. The Ministry of Health says the aim of the lockdown is to conduct rapid screening, tracing, swabbing and quarantine or isola
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has announced 126 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hour period ending at 8am yesterday. There have been 2020 cases during the outbreak that started in April 2021.
The medical assistance team comprising of personnel from Australia and New Zealand will arrive into Fiji tonight. Health Minister Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete says some of the people coming are familiar as they came
New Zealand is now providing additional support to Fiji to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on vulnerable households. The assistance includes up to NZ $5 million for the government to deliver COVID-19
The Ministry of Health is now administering the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Labasa. The target group in this phase of the vaccination rollout are front-liners, who have turned up in numbers to get their
A non-profit charitable organization Worthy Works Fiji has so far assisted more than 120 needy families in the Navua and Wainadoi area who have been badly affected due to the effects of COVID-19. The group which is
The Fiji Airways men’s and women’s national 7s teams are urging all Fijians to take time out and get vaccinated to help the Fijian Government and the Ministry of Health fight against the deadly COVID-19 virus.
Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu paid a visit to the officers and their families who are currently in self-isolation at homes and the barracks in Nasova and Makoi. He was accompanied by other senior offi
A member of Uganda's Olympic squad has become the first to test positive for COVID-19 on arrival in Japan for the competition that is due to start on the 23rd of July. The event was postponed last year but is now g
The number of deaths related to COVID-19 has passed 500,000 in Brazil, the second-highest in the world, as experts say the outbreak could worsen amid slow vaccination and the start of winter. The virus continues to
50,000 more doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine as part of support from the Australian government has been delivered to Fiji. The Health Ministry says with the arrival of more vaccines, they will not only ramp u
Fiji has a daily record of new COVID-19 cases as Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has announced 166 cases in the 24 hour period ending at 8am yesterday. Doctor Fong also confirms that there i
A resident of Korovou Town says she can see that villages are doing a good job in keeping children locked down in their bubbles. Lavenia Kaci lives and works at Tailevu Hotel in Korovou Town. She says normally
Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu has confirmed that Totogo Police Station will continue its operations and no lockdown has been recommended by the Ministry of Health. It was confirmed yesterday by Perman
The number of deaths related to Covid-19 has passed 500,000 in Brazil, the second-highest in the world, as experts say the outbreak could worsen amid slow vaccination and the start of winter. The virus continues to
There were eighty people arrested in the last 24 hours for breaching health restrictions in the country. Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says of that number, 41 people were arrested for being part of a s
The Transfusion Medicine Lecturer at the Fiji National University, Adriu Sepeti says our body needs the vaccine to fight against COVID-19 and prevent us from becoming severely sick or even dying. Sepeti made the co
