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The Medical Administrator in Melbourne Australia, Dr Qalo Sukabula is calling on people who have relatives who are at high risk or have existing medical conditions to get vaccinated. Doctor Sukabula highlighted thi
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says he is confident that Fiji has enough equipment for the surge in COVID-19 cases that they have planned for, and they will continue to plan ahead. He says
The Naulu Health Centre is closed today to allow for the disinfecting team to decontaminate the health facility. The Health Ministry says medical services will resume at the Naulu Health Centre, tomorrow - Wednesd
Health Ministry's Permanent Secretary Dr James Fong reveals there were difficulties in the initial part of their operation at the CWM Hospital regarding the designation as to who were the primary and secondary contacts
The Health Ministry's Chief Medical Advisor Doctor Jemesa Tudravu says we must not let the number of COVID cases surpass the capacity of health services to cater for sick people. He says this is their capacity to c
The Permanent Secretary for Health confirms that they are in discussions with Australia about a range of areas for their continued support, including contingency options, like an AUSMAT (Australian Medical Assistance Te
The Ministry of Health confirms that the Makoi Health Centre will be closed tomorrow. This closure is to allow for the disinfecting team to decontaminate the health facility and prepare for the resumption of medica
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms that there is one severe case of COVID-19 but the patient is in a stable condition. There are currently 604 active cases in isolation. The breakdown o
Three new machines for the testing of COVID-19 have been installed in the Fiji Centre for Disease Control which will enable 16 instead of 4 tests to be run at once per machine and allowing for up to 1000 additional test
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says given the escalating number of new cases in the Lami-Nausori Containment zone, the Health Ministry is preparing to shift into a mitigation phase that ensures that h
The FEMAT Field Hospital at the Vodafone Arena which is assisting CWM Hospital in the delivery of health care services in the Central Division is open 24 hours a day. According to the Health Ministry, all non-COVID
The CWM Hospital’s Emergency Department is now closed to all members of the public. The Health Ministry says all patients needing emergency services will be required to visit the FEMAT Emergency Department Fac
The Health Ministry confirms their contact tracing investigations have identified several of their vaccination personnel as secondary contacts of an earlier-announced COVID-19 case in Nadi. As a result, the rollou
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they are concerned about recurring incidents of people violating established protocols designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 after confirmation that a man trav
The COVID-19 nationwide vaccination campaign will continue today. It will start at 9am and finish at 4.30pm. This is for the first dose of the vaccine. Please note that vaccination is only available to t
The Health Ministry's Chief Medical Advisor Doctor Jemesa Tudravu says the decision to work from home was a precautionary measure as they were not in direct contact or primary contacts of the staff who are part of the o
The Ministry of Health has revealed a few locations in the Nadi and Lautoka area where people may have come into contact with COVID-19 cases and a request is being made to you if you were present at one of these locatio
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says the Grand Pacific Hotel, James Cook Hotel, Holiday Inn and Peninsula in Suva are currently being used as quarantine facilities. Doctor Waqainabete highlighted th
Fiji has recorded 26 new cases of COVID-19 as of this morning, which brings the total number of cases to 394 during the current outbreak. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says all these new cases ar
As of today, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, in consultation with the Ministry of Commerce, Trade Tourism and Transport, has confirmed that all manual curfew and border passes issued and approved by the Min
