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Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says with more COVID-19 vaccine doses coming into the country, he is happy that many people are now over the vaccine hesitancy however he is calling on those who are encourag
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that Kamikamica Health Centre in Lautoka will reopen today after it has been thoroughly decontaminated. The Health Centre was closed from the 7th of this month after a 30-year-o
The Special Outpatients Clinic patients residing in Lautoka who require replenishment of their prescribed medicines and are unable to go to the Girmit Centre, can call the Ministry of Health on the toll-free line number
Novotel Hotel in Lami and Pearl Resort in Pacific Harbour are now declared quarantine facilities. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says a quarantine corridor protocol has been sorted to safely and
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
Fiji will have approximately 86,000 AstraZeneca doses by the end of the week through the COVAX facility and Australia and New Zealand. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong reveals the vaccination plan
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
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong has highlighted that the COVID-19 test result is based on what science has told them. Responding to a question about the case from Naria in Rakiraki where the m
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
China has donated 17 hospital beds worth $25,500 to aid Fiji with its current response to COVID-19. The Fijian government in a statement says this will enable the Health Ministry to equip the newly opened Nakasi He
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says it has been 30 days since this year’s first local case of COVID-19, and he is telling people now, this outbreak is more serious than anything we have faced before
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr. James Fong says while the case in Labasa is a false positive, it did turn out there was a movement from a containment area in Viti Levu to the Northern Division. He says this is b
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they have more than 11,000 swab results yet to be processed. He says they are triaging their testing which means they are prioritising the swab results from th
Four new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed from the Nadali cluster in Nausori after 2,500 tests conducted since Monday. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says these cases are all close contacts of
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
The Australian government has provided portable air conditioning units, washing machines, dryers, generators, tables and chairs to equip the FEMAT Field Hospital in Lautoka, community isolation centres and screening tea
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says it is clear at this stage that our war against the COVID-19 virus will not be won in four days of lockdown. He says for the foreseeable future, we still need p
Health Minister, Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete has thanked Fijians for continuing to stay at home and assisting the work of the community screening teams. He says you should call the COVID-19 helpline on 158 or visit a
Fiji has confirmed two new cases of COVID-19. The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says they have confirmed these new cases through their testing at other facilities throughout Fiji. Doctor Fon
