Concern over 'rushed' approval for India Covid vaccine
Experts have raised concerns over India's emergency approval of a locally-produced coronavirus vaccine before the completion of trials. Delhi approved the vaccine - kn
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Pope Francis criticizes people going on holiday to avoid COVID-19 lockdowns
The Head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis has condemned people who travelled abroad for a vacation and avoid COVID-19 lockdowns, adding that holidaymakers were not con
Coronavirus: India approves vaccines from Bharat Biotech and Oxford/AstraZeneca
India has formally approved the emergency use of two coronavirus vaccines as it prepares for one of the world's biggest vaccination drives. The drugs regulatory author
First batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Palau
The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines has arrived in Palau. The Health minister Emais Roberts told Radio NZ 2,800 doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived on a special flig
Israel leads COVID-19 vaccine race
Israel has given vaccinations against coronavirus to more than one million people, the highest rate in the world, as global immunisation efforts step up. Israel has a
China approves coronavirus vaccine
Chinese authorities have given conditional approval for general public use of a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm. The move came a day a
People have high hopes for 2021
After a challenging 2020 with the impacts of COVID-19 and TC Yasa, many people are keeping their hopes high for this year as some want to get married while some are hopin
COVID-19 and TC Yasa has reminded us of important values such as love and care – Archbishop
The Head of the Catholic Church in Fiji, Archbishop Peter Loy Chong says COVID-19 and TC Yasa has reminded us of important values we should have in life, namely of love a
We will emerge stronger from TC Yasa and this global pandemic - PM
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says we will emerge stronger from TC Yasa and will come out stronger from this global pandemic and resulting economic crises. In his
COVID-19: US reports first known case of highly-infectious variant
The first reported US case of the highly-infectious COVID-19 variant that emerged in the UK has been confirmed in the state of Colorado. The patient, a man in his 20s
HMAS Adelaide arrives in Nabouwalu
Australia’s largest ship, the HMAS Adelaide has arrived in Fiji with specialised personnel, equipment and provisions to assist in the Fijian government TC Yasa reh
COVID-19 withdrawals extended for FNPF members
FNPF and the government have agreed to extend the COVID-19 withdrawals for FNPF members until March 2021. CEO Jaoji Koroi has acknowledged the government’s supp
Three new border quarantine cases of COVID-19
There are three new border quarantine cases of COVID-19. They are a 32-year-old male and a 32-year-old female who arrived on flight GA8250 from New Delhi on December 2
New virus variant continues to spread globally
Six cases of the more contagious variant of COVID-19 first identified in the UK have been confirmed in India. The six individuals who returned from the UK are being ke
Look back at major stories that made the headlines from Jan-March this year
2020 has been a tough and challenging year for all as we faced some unprecedented crisis such as the global COVID-19 pandemic and Tropical Cyclones. We look back at s
Zhang Zhan: China jails citizen journalist for Wuhan reports
A Chinese citizen journalist who covered Wuhan's coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years. Zhang Zhan was found guilty of "picking quarrels and provoking tr
Inbound passenger flights to Fiji will recommence from today
The COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Taskforce has announced that inbound passenger flights to Fiji will recommence from today with several new adaptations to border quarantine p
Australian Defence Force personnel will be in carefully-supervised quarantine corridors – NDMO
The National Disaster Management Office says to allow the Australian Defence Force personnel to safely assist with the TC Yasa support, Fiji has reinforced its COVID-19 b
EU starts COVID-19 mass vaccination
The European Union has begun a co-ordinated vaccine rollout to fight COVID-19. BBC News reports the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been delivered to all 27 member states.
16 new COVID-19 cases in managed isolation in NZ over past four days
There were 16 new COVID-19 cases in New Zealand over the past four days and all of them are in managed isolation. The Ministry of Health says none of the new cases are
More cases of new coronavirus strain found in Europe
Cases of the more contagious strain of COVID-19 identified in the UK have been confirmed in several other European countries as a vaccine is due to be rolled out across t