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The Ministry of Health will begin administering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to pregnant women across Viti Levu from Wednesday. The Ministry says due to the increasing widespread transmission of COVID-19 disease ac
Residents of Pacific Harbour can get themselves screened at the drive-through screening clinic at The Establishment restaurant from today until Wednesday. The Ministry of Health says people living in Section
The Government's “Northern Connectivity†Project which aims to make sure Fijians in the North have the ability to connect to fast internet speeds is on track to be completed in December this year. Minister for
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says as part of the public-private partnership arrangements with Health Care Fiji Limited, the Ba Hospital will start operations in December this year. He also says the Laut
A team of 14 medical personnel from Australia and New Zealand and three liaison officers have arrived into Fiji to help the Ministry of Health combat the spread of COVID-19. The ANZMAT team – Bravo – which wil
The President of the Fiji Medical Association, Doctor Basharat Munshi is pleading to the people in the country to all come together to win against COVID-19 as our health workforce has been stretched to breaking point fr
Saint John New Zealand is sending four all-terrain ambulances to Fiji along with medical equipment and boxes of personal protective equipment. According to Stuff.co, St John Fiji Chief Executive, Emma Bovoro had r
Only emergency services will be available at the Nausori Health Centre and Wainibokasi Hospital from today. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services says all General Outpatient Department cases will be treated
Australia will deploy a second medical team to Fiji today following advice from their experts who are currently working with the Ministry of Health in Suva. The multi-disciplinary team consisting of 17 personnel fr
The President of the Fiji Medical Association says in a pandemic when lives are at stake and where it is everyone’s responsibility to do the responsible thing to protect the population at large, the population’s rig
353,303 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 66,635 have received their second doses. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 60.2 percent of t
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has announced 485 new cases of COVID-19 and 3 COVID deaths for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday. Doctor Fong says the first COVID-19 death is a 77-yea
340,334 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 62,445 have received their second doses. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says this means that 58 percent of the
A new daily record of COVID-19 cases has been set as 860 new cases of COVID-19 and 3 COVID deaths have been announced for the 24-hour period that ended at 8am yesterday. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James
The Motibhai Group of Companies say no doubt a vaccinated workforce will be critical factor in a border reopening framework. Group Manager Human Resources Sanjay Kumar says all their staff at the Motibhai Business
From the 1st of August this year or after that date, any employer or employee must not enter the workplace unless the employer or employee has received at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine according to the He
Another 70,000 doses of the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Nadi from Australia last night. Australia has so far provided Fiji with 390,000 doses which is part of the 1 million doses they have pledged to gi
The Leader of the Fiji Labour Party Mahendra Chaudhry says there is widespread panic in the country as new COVID cases surge yet the Government ignores the people’s call for a hard lockdown to contain the virus.
New penalties for breach of COVID-19 related regulations will take effect from next week where spot fines will range from $20 for individuals and up to $4,000 for companies depending on the severity of the offence.
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama will make a statement on COVID-19 at 7.30pm tonight. Stay with fijivillage for the live coverage of the statement. We will also have live coverage on our facebook page, fijiv
