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596 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded by the Health Ministry since Tuesday. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says 224 new cases were recorded on Tuesday and 372 new cases were recorded in th
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong has confirmed that they will be announcing more stringent measures related to masking and social gatherings later this week. He says they have always promoted indivi
There are 113 people currently admitted in hospitals around the country with COVID-19. This has been confirmed in the latest update by Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong. None of these people ad
Since confirmation of Fiji’s third wave of COVID-19 on the 29th of last month, there have been seven COVID-19 deaths reported by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. Two new COVID-19 deaths have been re
A 7-year-old boy who has been frequently hospitalized since infancy due to a bleeding disorder is in desperate need of type 0 blood at the CWM Hospital. If you are willing to donate, please call his mother Marisil
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says they can consider having other venues in Suva to provide booster doses for COVID-19 however people should understand that health staff have been working for one whol
COVID-19 cases reported by the Health Ministry continue to increase with 309 new cases confirmed in the latest update. 115 new cases were recorded on Tuesday and 194 new cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8am yes
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says their assessment is that the current increase in COVID-19 cases represents the beginning of the third wave of COVID-19 in Fiji. He says this may be a resurgence
With an indication by the Health Ministry of escalating levels of COVID infection in the community, the Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong is making it clear that you must isolate yourself from others if y
The Health Ministry says 21 COVID positive patients are currently admitted in hospital. 12 are in the Central Division while 9 are in the Northern Division. Fiji has recorded a total of 208 new cases, of which
The Ministry of Health says visits to patients admitted at the Labasa Hospital are not permitted until further notice as there is an increase in COVID-19 positive cases in the Northern Division. They say this is be
The Cathay General Hospital of Taiwan has provided $318,000 worth of medical supplies to Labasa Hospital. Taiwan representative, Joseph Chow says Taiwan has been providing medical assistance to Fiji since 2006 and
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they are monitoring the outbreak of the COVID-19 variant Omicron globally, and he should correct himself and say that Omicron will come into Fiji. While wishin
The Health Ministry has announced that all individuals aged 18 years and above are eligible to receive the COVID-19 booster dose by Moderna. According to the Health Ministry, an individual can receive the COVID-19
Minister for Health Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says they are currently providing the COVID-19 booster shots for the vulnerable population. According to the Health Ministry these are the frontliners, persons aged 60 ye
The Health Ministry is concerned over the surge in Acute Watery Diarrhea cases in the country. In a statement, the Ministry says that cases have been reported from the Samabula and the Mokani Health Centre in the Ce
The Ministry of Health says no new cases of measles have been detected since the two cases were reported in Serua-Namosi last month. In a statement, the Ministry says the immunisation programme is in action where
Fiji has received further support in its battle to combat COVID-19 as the Singapore Government donated two shipping containers of relief items such as N95 masks and hand sanitizers. During the handover, Singapore'
The World Health Organisation has warned the new coronavirus variant Omicron is spreading across the globe at an unprecedented rate. Cases of the heavily mutated variant have been confirmed in 77 countries. At
29 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded by the Health Ministry in the past 7-days. 15 cases were recorded in the Central division, 12 new cases in the Western division and 2 new cases in the Eastern Division.
