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The Ministry of Health says 7,000 backlogged swabs were flown out to Australia today for COVID-19 tests, with another 4,000 expected to depart on Saturday. This is due to the backlog of approximately 11,000 swab sa
Parents are urged to ensure they keep their children engaged during these challenging times as they are going through double the stress compared to the adults with no school and no time to go out to physically meet thei
15,381 families in the Suva and Nausori lockdown areas were assisted through government’s food assistance program in the last four days which came to an end yesterday. This is in addition to the 4,250 families th
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has confirmed there are 11 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Fiji. He says after another 2974 tests, they have recorded the 11 cases. The first six are relat
The Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport has set the mandatory minimum parameters for safely operating businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. They say the protocols and measures are designed to ensu
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says he feels the pain that people are going through and that is why they need to start looking at how businesses can operate and keep themselves COVID-19 safe. Many
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the Rapid Antigen Test is not accurate enough for the purpose of containing people and cleaning the place from COVID-19. Doctor Fong highlighted this when quest
Suva and Nausori containment zones will also have a daily curfew from 6pm to 4am from today until further notice. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they are only allowing limited movement in a
There is some positive news as six more patients have recovered from COVID-19 in Fiji. Head of Health Protection Dr Aalisha Sahukhan says there are now 49 active cases where three are border quarantine cases, 34 ar
The Suva and Nausori lockdown was lifted at 4 o’clock this morning and the Suva and Nausori separate containment zones are back which means the border checkpoint is back near the bridge at Rups Nakasi. Permanent
The Ministry of Health had flagged a potential case of COVID-19 yesterday in the Northern Division after an individual residing in Labasa initially registered a weak positive COVID-19 test result for a sample tested at
Self care, helping others in need and following the COVID-19 safety measures are some of the ways we can overcome what we are going through at the moment with the rising number of COVID cases. Renowned psychologist
More than 6,000 families in the Suva and Nausori lockdown areas have so far been assisted through government’s food assistance program. Ministry of Economy Coordinator Kamal Gounder says they have received more t
Two new local transmission cases of COVID-19 have been announced while two patients have been entered into intensive care after their condition deteriorated. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says t
More doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, AstraZeneca are on their way to Fiji as the Australian government has committed to giving 1 million vaccines while the New Zealand government will give half a million vaccines. H
The FNPF Lockdown relief for working members has been extended to the end of the month. More than 14,600 members have accessed this relief so far and have been paid $3.1 million with government paying $631,000 whil
30 people have been arrested for breaching the COVID-19 restrictions and curfew orders in the last 24 hours. Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says ten people from Vakabalea in Navua were arrested as membe
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says four new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed. These new cases all stem from the cluster in Nadali, Nausori, which is believed to have started with a close co
Acting Permanent Secretary for Economy, Shiri Gounder has assured Fijians in the lockdown areas that they have sufficient packs for distribution and if need be, more can be organised. Fijians living in Suva and Nau
The number of people who continue to breach the restrictions in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is increasing day by day as 86 people were arrested in the last 24 hours for breaching orders. According to po
