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A 24-hour curfew will come into effect for Suva and Nausori from Friday, 14th May 2021 at 11pm until Tuesday, 18th May 2021 at 4am. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says as is now standard practice
9 new COVID-19 cases have been announced by the Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong, and more COVID guidelines have been announced to ensure that the Health Ministry focuses on tracing, testing and isolati
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong will have a press conference on COVID-19 at 9.30 tonight. Stay with Legend FM for updates. We will have live coverage on our website, fijivillage.
The Fiji Labour Party says they urge the government to bite the bullet and impose a lockdown so that people can get on with their lives as soon as possible. Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry says government should com
Almost 500 families in Lautoka and Nadi who are in isolation at the moment and cannot access food have been assisted with ration packs by FRIEND Fiji so far and calls are being made for the government to step in and ass
Extra Supermarket in Flagstaff, Hanson’s and Shop N Save Supermarkets in Makoi remain closed today. They were sealed off by the Health Ministry yesterday. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong sa
Supermarkets in Ba have been busy since yesterday with people shopping and trying to stock up on food as they do not want to be caught out if a lockdown will be announced later in the week. This was highlighted by
Nausori Town Council's Special Administrator, Uma Kant Patel says the Ministry of Health has given them the green light to open Nausori Market today. Patel says 340 people which includes vendors and market staff ha
Namaka Market Vendors Association President Mariana Divikoca has highlighted that the situation in Nadi is getting worse by the day. Divikoca says the people of Nadi were starting to slowly get back to their old li
A cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama is being held at Ro Lalabalavu House. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong, Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu and RFMF Commander R
Police have charged 11 people who were found not wearing masks while travelling in Public Service vehicles while 47 people have been charged for breaching containment zones. Acting Police Commissioner, Rusiate Tudr
About 631 cases have been recorded from the 19th of April to date for not following the health restrictions in place as well as breaching curfew orders, and Acting Police Commissioner, Rusiate Tudravu is seriously conce
People are still lining up outside the major supermarkets in Nasinu however there were no long lines outside supermarkets in Suva today. Fijivillage visited the Rajendra’s, Shop N Save, and Max Value Supermarkets
The Nadroga/Navosa Chamber of Commerce and Industry has raised serious concerns as to how people from containment zones such as Nadi, Lautoka, Lami, Suva and Nausori were allowed to travel to Sigatoka and Ba which are n
Please spare a thought for our hardworking frontliners who leave their families during these trying times to provide the much needed medical services in the country. As we celebrate International Nurses Day today,
Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow dung in the belief it will ward off COVID-19, saying there is no scientific evidence for its effectiveness and that it risks spreading other diseases.
Personal Protective Equipment has been donated by the New Zealand government for staff members of the Ministry of Disaster Management helping the Health Ministry contain the current COVID-19 outbreak. They also don
70,000 families have been assisted with a total payout of $6.3 million through the $90 assistance program so far. Acting Permanent Secretary for Economy Shiri Gounder says 37,000 families have been assisted in the
Nausori Market has been cordoned off and staff of the Ministry of Health are currently doing screening and swab tests of vendors and staff. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has not made any comment
The COVID-19 vaccination drive will start at the Khemendra Central School in Savusavu today. The Ministry of Health says they are targeting frontliners, including private and public health care workers, defence for
