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Unvaccinated individuals are not allowed to enter a house of worship, attend a sporting event or enter high risk businesses – Dr Waqainabete

Unvaccinated individuals are not allowed to enter a house of worship, attend a sporting event or enter high risk businesses – Dr Waqainabete

By Naveel Krishant
12/02/2022
Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete

Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says whilst the requirement for checking of careFIJI app and Vax Check have been removed at businesses and venues, unvaccinated individuals are not allowed to enter a house of worship, or attend a sporting event.

Dr Waqainabete says unvaccinated individuals are also not allowed to enter high risk businesses such as cinemas, bars, taverns, gyms, hair salons, tattoo parlours and gaming venues.

The Health Minister further says therefore, those who are in charge of the these venues, businesses and houses of worship must ensure that they check the vaccine status of all those who enter their premises.

Dr Waqainabete adds COVID is still here and they hope that they will soon reach the stage where the disease is at low and safe levels for them to remove all the remaining restrictions.

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