4,430 families were assisted with food packs in the Suva-Nausori lockdown zone
A total of 4,430 ration packs was distributed to families who ran out of food in the Suva-Nausori lockdown zone over the weekend. Each food pack had eight items which
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Gender based violence in the Pacific is sadly an epidemic and it is a mark of embarrassment on our region – Vuniwaqa
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa says in the Pacific, gender-based violence is sadly an epidemic and it is a mark of embarrassment
People not working due to containment zones can now apply for $90 cash payment
People who are living in the Nadi, Lautoka, Suva, Lami and Nausori containment zones and cannot go to work due to the COVID-19 zones in place can now apply for two lots o
If a significant proportion of the population is not protecting itself that puts everybody else in danger – Dr Fong
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says they have asked Police to be on the watch out for people who are not following COVID safety guidelines such as gathe
7 COVID-19 patients have recovered
98 contacts of the two Lautoka Hospital doctors who had tested positive for COVID-19, have been identified, and many of these contacts are their colleagues who work at th
Non-essential businesses outside of the current containment areas can now operate – Dr Fong
Non-essential businesses outside of the current containment areas in Suva, Nausori, Nadi and Lautoka areas can now operate. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James
200 families in home quarantine around Lautoka receive food assistance from FRIEND Fiji
200 families who are in home quarantine in Lautoka have received food assistance from FRIEND Fiji. The Commissioner Western's Office received these food rations from t
Negative comments will not deter sign language interpreters from doing their job
No amount of negative comments on social media will stop Claudette Wilson and Loraini Tabu from doing their duty and providing critical information from the COVID-19 pres
The nature of the work of the two doctors had nothing to do with the Lautoka Outpatients Department – Dr Fong
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong has confirmed that the nature of the work of the two doctors who had tested positive for COVID-19 had nothing to do w
The lockdown food assistance program was run by the Ministry of Economy and was govt funded – Dr Fong
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says the food assistance provided in the Suva-Nausori lockdown zone over the weekend was run by the Ministry of Economy and w
Couple who returned to Fiji from India and had tested positive for COVID-19 still in isolation – Dr Sahukhan
The couple who returned to Fiji from India on 10th April and had tested positive for COVID-19 are still in isolation. This has been confirmed by Health Ministry's Head
51 active cases of COVID-19 in Fiji
Fiji has 51 active cases of COVID-19 in isolation. 16 of the cases are border quarantine cases and 31 are locally transmitted cases. The Health Ministry’s He
Reason for the food ration in the Suva-Nausori lockdown area was because basic food items would have been inaccessible - Dr Fong
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr. James Fong says the reason they did the food ration distribution in the Suva-Nausori lockdown area was because supermarkets were cl
Conditions at isolation facilities may not be ideal in the early phase of containment - Dr. Fong
The Health Ministry's Permanent Secretary, Dr James Fong says conditions of isolation facilities may not be ideal in the early phase of containment as the disease is not
Kiran calls on government to replicate the COVID-19 Food Ration assistance for the struggling people in the West
FRIEND Fiji founder and CEO, Sashi Kiran has called on government to replicate the COVID-19 Food Ration assistance that is currently being done in Suva and Nausori for th
Dr Fong says they will let the public know by midnight if the lockdown will extend
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the ministry’s progress in contact tracing, screening and testing puts them on track for the Suva and Nausor
There may be a need to have a massive food ration drive for those in all containment areas – Kiran
FRIEND Fiji founder and CEO, Sashi Kiran says there may be a need to organize a massive food ration drive for those people that are in all containment areas and particula
We have most of the travel history of the man who had travelled extensively within the community in Nadi and Lautoka – Dr.Fong
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr. James Fong says they have most of the travel history of the man who had tested positive for COVID-19 and had traveled within the co
Officials managed to screen and swab 95% of the group that they wanted to get despite the heavy rain – Dr Fong
Health officials managed to screen and swab 95 percent of the group of people that they wanted to get despite the heavy rain experienced in the Suva-Nausori containment a
More than 500 employees of a garment factory to be tested during the 48hr curfew period
More than 500 employees of the garment factory will need to be reached by the Ministry of Health officials during the curfew period from 8 tonight to 4am Monday. The P
We had a lack of data yesterday morning to decide on the lockdown - Dr. 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