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The US state of Missouri says it is suing the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus which it says has led to severe economic losses. In the lawsuit, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt alleges Chi
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against complacency in the fight against the coronavirus, saying the disease "will be with us for a long time". Doctor Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also warn
The World Health Organisation has reissued its guidance on observing Ramadan - a month-long Islamic fast that could begin tomorrow - during the pandemic. The guidance says that while it's fine for healthy people to
Ministry of Health has strongly adviced all health providers in Fiji to cease offering IgM/IgG rapid tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19. The Ministry states that these tests are based on the detection of antibodie
Minister for Health Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete has confirmed that there is no shortage in Benzathine Penicillin which is commonly known as Benza. Dr Waqainabete says people that are in need of Benza and are seen by pr
The number of COVID-19-related deaths in the US has now surpassed 41,000. There are now 755,533 cases in the US based on the latest data by Johns Hopkins University. There are now 2.3 million cases of COVID-19
There are now 2.3 million cases of COVID-19 around the world with 163,372 deaths based on the latest data by Johns Hopkins University. The United States still has the highest number of cases with 742,442 cases and
Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete has confirmed that the restrictions remain for funerals and burial services and these gatherings should remain at less than 20. Doctor Waqainabete highlighted this after Fiji
Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete together with the Minister for Infrastructure Jone Usamate and Minister for Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu today inspected some of the Cyclone rehabilitation supplies that Fij
Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete has confirmed that the restrictions remain for funerals and burial services and these gatherings should remain at less than 20. Doctor Waqainabete highlighted this after Fiji
The Spanish Ministry of Health confirmed that 20,171 people have now died from coronavirus in the country. Only the US and Italy have recorded more deaths from COVID-19 than Spain. The US currently has 37
A case of leptospirosis has been recorded in Kadavu. The National Disaster Management Office says a 19-year-old man from Vunisea Hospital was evacuated to the CWM Hospital.
A 99-year-old British army veteran who started walking laps in his garden as part of a humble fundraiser for the National Health Service has surprised himself by generating millions of pounds within days. The cause
All ten COVID-19 tests done last night at the Fiji Centres for Disease Control have come back negative. Health Minister Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete has given this confirmation in a brief to Prime Minister, Voreqe B
The Prime Minister says the six individuals in Nabua who broke compulsory quarantine over the weekend, have been tracked down and each will be held accountable for their irresponsibility. These six individuals had
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama believes that any civil servant or employee of statutory bodies and government commercial companies should be dismissed if they are convicted of violating the government’s COVID-19 he
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has made it clear that the Suva lockdown which is scheduled to be lifted on Friday morning, can and will easily be extended if the government is not satisfied with the number of Fijians
All the 37 fever clinics around the country are now operational seven days a week from 8am to 4pm at strategic locations. Health Ministry say during Tropical Cyclone Harold, all preventative measures were taken to
Health Minister Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete confirms that they are planning to have thermal cameras around Suva as work continues to control the spread of COVID-19 in Fiji and to ensure that the current patients are tre
All the 16 confirmed COVID-19 patients in Fiji are in stable condition and none of them have needed to use a ventilator. Health Minister Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says this is because their clinicians on the grou
