Concerns raised about people from different households drinking grog

While more people are adhering to the COVID-19 safety protocols, some people are raising serious concerns regarding those who are still ignorant of the protocols that can result in the whole country getting further affected.

fijivillage has been receiving calls today about the unnecessary movement of some people, people from different households or outside their bubble drinking grog and people walking around in settlements without masks.

After hearing the comments of the Housing Minister, Premila Kumar regarding people in some informal settlements not following the COVID measures, some nearby residents of Sakoca are saying they are seriously concerned as they do not see many people in masks and people from many houses drinking grog together.

Housing Minister, Premila Kumar: [image: file]

We have also received reports from Koronivia regarding certain locations including a dairy shop having grog sessions involving people from different households.

Kumar says the ministry is concerned that the residents in some informal settlements are socialising with their neighbours over grog or just a talanoa session.

She says it has been brought to their attention that children are also moving freely from one house to another in groups in the settlements.

Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says we remain in a period of nationwide containment but the two latest clusters of cases indicate to us that this virus has spread to localities in several different areas of Viti Levu.

Doctor Fong says these two weeks will define the next two months for Fiji, and we all need to behave like we have COVID, even if there are no known cases in our community or we are showing no symptoms of the virus.

Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong. [image: file]

Doctor Fong says he has to assume that we have exposure of COVID-19 all over Viti Levu and this is one of the reasons why they have decided to set up screening clinics all over Viti Levu.

He says you should not mix with anyone who does not share your home with you, no sports of any kind should be played, save for small funeral ceremonies, and no non-work gatherings of any size should take place.

Police say members of the public are to be responsible and their support is needed. They say the people also need to understand the seriousness of this pandemic.