There are currently six large containment areas throughout the country - Suva, Nausori, Lami, Rakiraki, Nadi and Lautoka, and the Health Ministry is not considering rolling back the measures for any of these zones until they have a clearer idea of the risk posed to the public.
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the borders of each containment area are highly restricted and movement within the areas should be limited.
He says the virus may be laying in wait within any of these containment areas, time is the only strategy that will expose those cases.
Doctor Fong also reveals that their contact tracing is progressing well elsewhere, with one exception.
They have one team from the Malomalo 7s held on April 16th to 17th at Lawaqa Park Sigatoka that they have not fully accounted for.
He is calling on members of the Lion Heart 7s team that shared a hostel and played with case number 98 to please call 158 right now. It is vital they locate all of their players and any other persons who closely interacted or travelled with the team.
Doctor Fong says after a full 14-days of quarantine since their exposure, the three from Moturiki have all returned four consecutive negative test results for COVID-19.
The lockdown of the island has been lifted however, as is the case with all the rural and maritime communities, they encourage families on Moturiki to stay where they are, stay at home, and limit their movement as much as possible. Doctor Fong also says now that the markets are open, we need shop owners and customers to avoid turning them into dangerous hotspots for further transmission.
Please ensure that physical distancing is practised, everyone is wearing a mask, and that everyone has the careFIJI app installed and turned on.
