Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says their border health teams continue to monitor the oversight provided by the shipping companies and ensure that COVID-19 safety measures are followed and travel guidelines are adhered to.
He says given the improvement in vaccination coverage, all quarantine measures are lifted for domestic travel.
Doctor Fong adds this means registration and travel passes are no longer required.
He further says they are now transitioning into COVID-19 risk reduction protocols for domestic travel.
Doctor Fong says this means that travel is restricted to fully vaccinated individuals with strict compliance to passenger capacity of 50% in vessels servicing to and from Vanua Levu and the maritime islands, together with the stringent application of COVID-19 safety measures.
He adds the responsibility for ensuring the restrictions are followed will be with shipping owners.
