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Discussions underway for Fiji to be included in the travel bubble and Green Lane
Contact tracing app to be launched next week

Discussions underway for Fiji to be included in the travel bubble and Green Lane

Contact tracing app to be launched next week

By Iva Danford
05/06/2020
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum

Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they are having continuous discussions with New Zealand and Australia for Fiji to be part of the travel bubble.

Sayed-Khaiyum says last week he met with the New Zealand High Commissioner and discussed what sort of protocols can be developed to allow Fiji to be part of it.

He says Australia and New Zealand need to create their bubble first, and once this is done, then they will be looking at Fiji.

Sayed-Khaiyum says a very important element in this is the contact tracing app which will be launched next week by the Prime Minister.

He says they are also having talks with Singapore asking them for Fiji to be part of the Green Lane.

Labeled “Green Lane” arrangements, Singapore hopes to restart essential travel with states that are controlling the COVID-19 situation well.

Countries establish green-lane arrangements when they believe they can resume essential travel – for business and official purposes – with one another.

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