More than 93,000 people in Cunningham, Lautoka, Nadi, Wainivula, Caubati, Tacirua and Makoi have been checked for COVID-like symptoms and travel histories that may place them in the path of Fijians living with COVID-19.
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they have more than 120,000 Fijians left to screen in these areas, and they need as many Fijians at home as possible to do that job well. He says their contact tracing is designed to flush out cases before they become clusters.
Doctor Fong says this strategy has served them well before but it is not infallible.
He says there are gaps, particularly when it comes to identifying passengers on public transportation.
The Permanent Secretary says the careFIJI app can close those gaps, but only if you have it installed and you keep it on. There have been 200,000 downloads of the careFiji app so far.
Please download the app and keep the Bluetooth on to help the Health Ministry in contact tracing.
Meanwhile Doctor Fong says house-to-house screening, as well, may reveal some of these outbreaks-in-waiting but to screen thoroughly, we must take this effort on as a society. He says there are more than 40 screening clinics open throughout Fiji.
Every Fijian should know which clinic is closest to them and if you feel unwell, go get screened.
If you know someone who is unwell, take them to be screened or stay home and call 158 so the teams can check on you.
