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The Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr James Fong says they feel the soldier may have contracted COVID-19 in the course of handling some baggage and interacting with two passengers who arrived from India on the 10th of
National Federation Party President, Pio Tikoduadua says the people of Fiji are now being penalised for the government’s inability to ensure strict enforcement and adherence of protocols around COVID-19 quarantine fa
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says they will set up a number of fixed and mobile screening clinics throughout Lautoka and Nadi to be able to pick up any other random cases after confirmation that the
The Fiji Labour Party is calling for a thorough investigation into how the COVID-19 protocol was breached at a quarantine centre in Nadi which has forced a virtual lockdown of the greater Nadi and Lautoka areas while He
The timeline for administration of the Astrazeneca vaccines cannot be moved. This was confirmed by the Head of Health Protection at the Ministry of Health, Doctor Alisha Sahukhan who says that they know from the st
Curfew hours will revert to 11pm to 4am in Nadi and Lautoka. Major events including the Coca Cola Games and graduation ceremonies will have to be cancelled for the next 14 days. Please wear masks, pick up
All schools will be closed from tomorrow for 3 weeks. Education Minister, Rosy Akbar confirms that they are taking this step as a COVID-19 precautionary measure. Akbar says they are bringing the holidays earli
24,000 AstraZeneca doses from COVAX facility will arrive today. This has been confirmed by the Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong who says that they are looking at deploying the whole 24,000 vaccines.
Contact tracing teams managed to identify 336 primary and secondary contacts and brought them into quarantine facilities overnight after confirmation that a soldier contracted COVID-19 from a Nadi quarantine facility.
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says the soldier who contracted COVID-19 at a quarantine facility in Nadi had already received one dose of his COVID-19 vaccine and they know that offers some level of pr
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia is in “no hurry†to reopen international borders, but vaccinated Australians may be able to travel for “essential†purposes in the second half of the year
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the soldier who contracted COVID-19 at a quarantine facility in Nadi is reported to not have left the site at any time during the transmission window however giv
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says for now, do not gather and do not travel unless it is essential as they have become aware of a new border quarantine case that could pose a risk of transmission beyond the border.
The number of people who have died worldwide in the Covid-19 pandemic has surpassed three million, according to Johns Hopkins University. The milestone comes the day after the head of the World Health Organization
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete confirms that everyone that got their first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will surely be getting their second dose in the next 8 to 12 weeks as they have kept i
Super Drug Pharmacy has today handed over more than 10 wheelchairs and 150 face masks to the Health Ministry in the fight against COVID-19. Director of Super Drug Pharmacies Abhay Nand says they hope other companie
27,705 Fijians have received the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine so far. The Ministry of Health says 9,932 people were vaccinated yesterday alone. The Ministry says based on the high uptake of
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms that the COVID-19 vaccination hesitation is starting to ease off as we are getting a critical mass of people getting vaccinated. With huge turnouts being r
Huge turnouts are being recorded at the COVID-19 vaccination sites around the country as the Health Ministry has stepped up the vaccination drive from today. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong say
Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says access to vaccines and practical options for Small States to carry out successful vaccination programs will be the most important keys to reopening their economies. While v
