Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong. [image: Fijian Government]
Testing and contact tracing for the last 24 hours and will not hesitate to increase the response - Dr James Fong.
The soldier who tested positive remains in border quarantine facility.
The contact tracing remains limited to his 69 primary contacts.
Only one of the 267 secondary contacts has tested positive.
2 confirmed COVID cases now.
The 53-year-old woman and her daughter are positive of COVID 19.
The mini bus driver is in quarantine.
Another hired mini bus was used on Friday night.
That mini bus driver is yet to be located.
Then another mini bus and a grey taxi were used. The drivers are yet to be located.
Contact tracing continues.
The mother and daughter are COVID positive - the risk is high from the Tavakubu funeral to Nadi.
3 individuals are in home quarantine in Naicabecabe in Moturiki.
Naicabecabe Village is now a contained area.
More than 500 people attended the funeral in Tavakubu.
Dr Fong says they are certain that there are more cases out there.
House to house visits are underway in Nadi and Lautoka.
He says they have the capacity to run 600 tests a day.
From tomorrow, movement in the Nadi and Lautoka contained area, it should only for emergencies and employment.
Wear masks, use hand sanitizers and practice social distancing - Dr Fong.
The Health Ministry has been informed that some supermarkets are not enforcing the guidelines.
Call made again to businesses to enforce the guideline of using the careFIJI app.
Do your religious prayers at home with your family members please as the guidelines are important - Dr Fong.
Dr Fong says he is concerned about misinformation by some like the Fiji Times having a headline saying that the vaccine does not work. He says their reckless words may have deadly consequences.
Vaccines do protect you from getting the virus. This is proven by science. You need the 2 doses - Dr Fong.
The likelihood of contracting the virus plummets after you take both doses of the vaccine - Dr Fong.
He stresses that the vaccines will save lives.
We need to recommit ourselves to COVID guidelines.
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