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We had a lack of data yesterday morning to decide on the lockdown - Dr. Fong

We had a lack of data yesterday morning to decide on the lockdown - Dr. Fong

By Dhanjay Deo
01/05/2021
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong.

The Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says he had said on Thursday that there was a good chance a lockdown could be announced.

When questioned why people were informed so late about the lockdown in the Suva Nausori containment zones, Dr. Fong says they collected data on Thursday night to decide whether a lockdown was necessary.

He says there was a lot of missing information regarding contact details of people and the teams ran around Thursday night looking for information.

He says they had a lack of data yesterday morning.

He says they did want to take an action without having necessary data.

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