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Planned mobile mass COVID-19 vaccinations start in parts of the Suva Nausori Containment Zones from this morning and people are requested to stay at their homes until mobile health officials call out from the road for y
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has confirmed there are six new positive cases to report as of 6 o’clock last night. The first 2 cases are from Muanikoso in Nasinu and are primary contacts of o
To battle the current increase of COVID-19 cases in the Central Division, the Health Ministry has set up a number of screening facilities to protect some of their health facilities. The Samabula Health Centre has r
The Health Ministry is urging people to ensure that they have their careFIJI app-enabled. The Health Ministry says some of the recent cases have the app but their Bluetooth was not turned on. Please ensure you
Lautoka Hospital has completed 18 days of isolation so far. The Health Ministry says it is undertaking the 4th round of testing for staff and patients. They also plan to complete the 2nd dose of vaccination fo
The Health Ministry will conduct a massive vaccination drive beginning today throughout the Central Division for all persons 18 and older who have not yet received their first dose. The Ministry says they have arra
There are 18 new COVID-19 cases since the update last night. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says 10 cases are from 2 related families in Waila, 4 cases are from a household in Tacirua while 2 cas
The Ministry of Health says in light of recent COVID-19 cases they have set-up screening and isolation zones in Waila and Tacirua. Permanent Secretary, Dr James Fong says with more cases coming out of Muanikoso, s
A study in England has found that the AstraZeneca and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines are highly effective against the variant identified in India after two doses. The BBC reports two jabs of either vaccine to give a s
4,769 families in Nausori and Suva were assisted through government’s food assistance program yesterday. These are the families who requested for food assistance by calling on *161# earlier in the week but could
Shop N Save Supermarket in Nabua and Waila Housing in Nausori have been cordoned off. Police confirm they sealed off the two places this morning. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr. James Fong says these measur
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has confirmed that there are another 8 new COVID-19 cases as at 6pm yesterday. One case is from Muanikoso in Nasinu and is a contact of the Vunimono/Nadali cluster.
The Ministry of Economy will be providing food packs to families in the Muanikoso lockdown area from either Wednesday or Thursday this week. Coordinator Kamal Gounder they will wait on the Ministry of Health to let
The borders of the lockdown areas of Makoi in Nasinu, Naria in Rakiraki, and Dokonavatu, Nanukuloa and Naiserelagi in Savoi, Ra has been lifted. Health Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Dr. James Fong says these are
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr.James Fong says the contact tracing stemming from case 190 (the security company driver) has identified 29 contacts. He says none of these contacts have been confirmed as COVID-pos
There are now three more cases of COVID-19 from Muanikoso in Nasinu which has also resulted in the area being locked down. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the cases are all tied to the cluste
More than 330 families from Wainadoi 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 three weeks. Director Renu Singh says
The Ministry of Economy is currently distributing ration packs to families living in Suva and Nausori who missed out on the government’s food distribution program earlier in the week. Their teams started the dist
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr. James Fong has confirmed that parts of Muanikoso in Nasinu are being cordoned off. 5 people from a household tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday. Doctor Fong had said yest
The Health Ministry has received 12 laptops and 3 modems from the Australian Government to assist them in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian High Commissioner to Fiji John Feakes tweeted that thi
