Health Ministry's Chief Medical Advisor Dr Jemesa Tudravu has revealed that another 27-member contingent team will be deployed to Kadavu tonight.
This comprises of health, police and a support team carrying medical supplies, ambulance and mobile testing machines.
They will join the 55-member team which left for Kadavu this morning.
Dr Tudravu adds the same will be done for Malolo, Naviti and labasa.
He also says that the Ministry has placed protocols to ensure safe travel across borders but unfortunately there have been similar reports in the past of travel breaches leading to outbreak of diseases in the rural communities.
He also says that their careflow pathway which was established in the Central and Western Divisions is working well.
Dr Tudravu says they have patients who are positive and are staying at home which are placed into categories of high, moderate or low risk.
He says the follow up actions to these patients are tailored to their levels of risks.
Dr Tudravu says to date they have 12,098 positive cases in the Western Division who were looked after at home and 9,264 have recovered.
He has revealed that their teams will be deployed in the outer islands amd affected communities in the coming days.
Dr Tudravu says their role will be to undertake trace identification, deliver the care that is required, run awareness sessions in the community, and support the local medical team to treat other illnesses.
