One severe case of COVID-19 but the patient is in a stable condition – Dr Fong
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
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Health Ministry prepares to shift into a mitigation phase that ensures that healthcare resources are focused on caring for patients who develop severe illness from COVID-19
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
Due to the high number of COVID-19 cases and constraints on quarantine capacity, new positive cases are now being entered into home isolation where feasible - Dr Fong
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says due to the high number of COVID-19 cases and constraints on quarantine capacity, new positive cases are being enter
COVID-19 cases continue to rise drastically as 94 new cases confirmed
A new daily record of COVID-19 cases has been announced as 94 new cases have been confirmed. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms 28 cases are fr
2 positive COVID-19 cases results in temporary closure of Valelevu Health Centre
Medical services of the Valelevu Health Centre have been redirected to the Makoi Health Centre after two patients tested positive for COVID-19 at the Valelevu Health Cent
Parliament precincts closed until further notice
Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau confirms that the Parliament precincts has been closed until further notice. A secretariat staff has been identified as a
Education Ministry launches LearningHUB with Telecom Fiji Limited
The Ministry of Education in partnership with Telecom Fiji Limited has launched the LearningHUB for students, and those accessing it from the Telecom network will not inc
Some employers are terminating employees if they do not get vaccinated - Tabuya
SODELPA Whip Lynda Tabuya says there are employers who are enforcing the vaccination of its employees and some have terminated employees if they do not get vaccinated how
COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Nadi has been temporarily halted until staff can be swabbed and cleared
The Health Ministry confirms their contact tracing investigations have identified several of their vaccination personnel as secondary contacts of an earlier-announced COV
Grog session in Tavua Village results in lockdown
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they are concerned about recurring incidents of people violating established protocols designed to prevent the spre
64 new COVID-19 cases
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms that another 64 COVID-19 cases have been recorded and the new cases stem from existing clusters. 10 cases a
Dr Fong, Dr Sahukhan and Dr Tudravu in home isolation for another 10 days
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong confirms that he, Doctor Aalisha Sahukhan and Doctor Jemesa Tudravu are in home isolation for another 10 days. One of
There is no split in the FijiFirst, we fully support the PM - Koya
Minister for Tourism Faiyaz Koya says there is no split in the FijiFirst and they fully support the Prime Minister in the way COVID-19 is being tackled in the country how
Hot Bread Kitchen at Butt Street closed for swabbing of staff and decontamination after frequent customer tests positive of COVID-19
As a precautionary measure, Hot Bread Kitchen at the LICI Building at Butt Street in Suva has closed off the shop for the next 48 hours, pending swab results of the staff
Nawaikula referred to FICAC by Supervisor of Elections
The Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem has referred SODELPA MP, Niko Nawaikula to FICAC for it to investigate whether Nawaikula provided a false declaration to a re
Funeral in Mulomulo Village Nadi had nearly 100 people in attendance, entire community on lockdown - Dr Fong
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says in the course of contact tracing investigations, it’s been found that a funeral was held recently in Mulomul
Record number of daily COVID-19 cases announced as Health Ministry confirms 83 cases
A record number of daily COVID-19 cases has been announced as the Health Ministry confirms there are 83 new cases. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong sa
Health Headquarters in Toorak decontaminated and will open from today for strictly essential business only
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has confirmed services from the headquarters of the Ministry in Toorak will resume from today. The public is assured that D
206,658 Fijians receive their first doses of AstraZeneca - 4,599 take their second doses
206,658 people have received their first doses and 4,599 have taken their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, AstraZeneca so far. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doc
33 new COVID-19 cases - 2 cases from Khalsa and Vatuwaqa under investigation
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong has confirmed that 33 new cases have been recorded. 5 cases are from the Navosai cluster, 5 from the Navy cluster, 2 c
Akbar says school heads are the principal signatories of the Free Education Grant to ensure there is more accountability
Education Minister Rosy Akbar says Heads of Schools are the principal signatories when it comes to the managing of the Free Education Grant, and that has been done to ens