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Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says given the escalating number of new cases in the Lami-Nausori Containment zone, the Health Ministry is preparing to shift into a mitigation phase that ensures that h
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says due to the high number of COVID-19 cases and constraints on quarantine capacity, new positive cases are being entered into home isolation, where feasible. Doct
A new daily record of COVID-19 cases has been announced as 94 new cases have been confirmed. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms 28 cases are from the CWM Hospital cluster, 8 from the Nawaka,
More assistance has reached the affected families of Muanikoso Settlement following the protests for urgent food assistance yesterday. Ministry of Economy Coordinator Kamal Gounder says they delivered more than 150 foo
Medical services of the Valelevu Health Centre have been redirected to the Makoi Health Centre after two patients tested positive for COVID-19 at the Valelevu Health Centre. The Ministry of Health says services at
The district of Lutu in Naitasiri has enforced a total lockdown in their three villages of Lutu, Navuniyaro and Nanukuloa as a safety measure after an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases reported in Naitasiri.
Police have intervened this afternoon and also contacted officials at the Ministry of Economy to get food ration packs delivered after a group of people from Muanikoso Village came out with placards to protest and ask f
In an effort to assist footballers affected by the impacts of COVID-19, the Fiji Football Association has assisted 18 Lautoka football players with food rations today. The Fiji FA President Rajesh Patel says they w
Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau confirms that the Parliament precincts has been closed until further notice. A secretariat staff has been identified as a primary contact of a COVID-19 positive case.
26 people were arrested for breaching curfew orders and the health restrictions in the last 24 hours with drunkards topping the list. Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says the Western Division recorded 7
The Health Ministry confirms their contact tracing investigations have identified several of their vaccination personnel as secondary contacts of an earlier-announced COVID-19 case in Nadi. As a result, the rollou
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they are concerned about recurring incidents of people violating established protocols designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 after confirmation that a man trav
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms that another 64 COVID-19 cases have been recorded and the new cases stem from existing clusters. 10 cases are from the CWM Hospital cluster, 11 from the N
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong confirms that he, Doctor Aalisha Sahukhan and Doctor Jemesa Tudravu are in home isolation for another 10 days. One of the Incident Management Team staff who is posi
As a precautionary measure, Hot Bread Kitchen at the LICI Building at Butt Street in Suva has closed off the shop for the next 48 hours, pending swab results of the staff who worked on certain shifts. The company s
A screening zone has been set up in Vuisiga Village, Savusavu Settlement, Laselevu Village and Matainasau Village in Naitasiri. Staff from the Ministry of Health will be screening all residents in the settlement a
More than 468 families from Suva to Nadi who have been affected by the recent outbreak of COVID-19 have been assisted with food packs by Make a Difference-Fiji in the last four weeks. Director Renu Singh says they
A former hotel worker is trying her best to help people who are struggling due to the effects of COVID-19 and has so far assisted 52 families with food packs and vouchers. These are people who have lost their jobs
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says vaccination is an opportunity in the midst of this crisis, do not hold back and grab it. He says recently, a video went viral in which a pretender argued against the vaccine.
The Naitasiri COVID-19 Command Centre has put together a plan and a timetable to help control overcrowding at the Sawani Border in Naitasiri. The various districts have been grouped and allocated separate days to
