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PM confirms Fiji now has only 4 active COVID-19 cases
Nabua and Soasoa lockdowns have been lifted

PM confirms Fiji now has only 4 active COVID-19 cases

Nabua and Soasoa lockdowns have been lifted

By Vijay Narayan
02/05/2020
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama

More good news today as Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has confirmed that Fiji now has only 4 active COVID-19 cases.

Bainimarama says Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete has confirmed that another 2 patients have fully recovered today.

The Prime Minister says 14 out of the 18 cases have now recovered which is a 78% recovery rate.

The 4 active cases are the man from Nadera, the hairdresser from Suva, the child of the hairdresser and barber in Suva and the woman from Ba.

Both Nabua and Soasoa have also completed 28 days and the lockdowns have been lifted.

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Soasoa lockdown area in Labasa [image: Satish motormart]13785199965e97f826f5e88ac806f3 Nabua lockdown area in Suva. [image: File]

Bainimarama stresses that the nationwide curfew remains from 10pm to 5am, social gatherings should be 20 people or less and people should continue to practise social distancing.

Please do not ignore the health directives and always act as if COVID- 19 is around because it is still around us.

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