Do not participate in grog sessions with friends - Dr. Waqainabete
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete is urging Fijians not to participate in any social events, even something as intimate as a grog session with friends.
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Labasa Hospital to only see emergency and delivery cases while general outpatients will be directed to Nasea Health Centre
The Ministry of Health says from today, all General Outpatient Department services at Labasa Hospital will be directed to the Nasea Health Centre. The Ministry says th
Govt to initiate 24 hr lockdown if curfew and quarantine violations don’t dramatically go down
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says come next week, if the government does not see our fever testing numbers go dramatically up, and they don’t see the numbers
Fiji now has 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1 case of interest
Fiji now has 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19 but the Health Ministry is awaiting further test results of the daughter-in-law of the Soasoa man in Labasa who has tested pos
8, 900 masks for our health care workers
Timely help has arrived for our health care workers on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19. 8, 900 N95 masks have been handed over by UNICEF Pacific to the gov
37 fever clinics in operation in the country
37 fever clinics are currently in operation throughout Fiji. The Health Ministry is encouraging people to visit a fever clinic if they feel that they are developing an
COVID-19 patients classified “stable” to be transferred to community isolation facilities
The Health Ministry says COVID-19 positive individuals who are classified “stable†will be transferred to community isolation facilities for continued monitor
COVID-19: PM acknowledges the hard work of health care workers and Police officers
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has acknowledged the work of health care workers and police officers in the country who have left their families behind and have moved i
160 Health Ministry staff who live outside Suva confinement area have moved into designated health facilities in Suva
160 Ministry of Health officials and staff who live outside the Suva confinement area have moved into designated health facilities in Suva for the duration of the lockdow
Contact tracing of the two new cases and person of interest underway- Dr Tudravu
Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Jemesa Tudravu has stated that their contact tracing team is following on the leads on the two new cases and also a person of interest who is li
Person who was in close contact with two new cases of COVID-19 has been tested - Dr. Waqainabete
Health Minister Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete says that the test of the person who was in close contact with the two new patients of COVID-19 has been done. The man is in t
32 fever clinics setup and fully operational in Fiji as rapid response to COVID-19 ramps up
A total of 32 fever clinics have been setup and are fully operational around the country as Fiji ramps up its rapid response to COVID-19. These clinics are operational
Further contact tracing was needed as the 27 year old Lautoka man did not give full story – PM
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama confirms that they had to do further contact tracing in relation to the first confirmed COVID-19 case as their investigations revealed t
Passengers in 3 flights which the first COVID-19 patient was in, are in the incubation period - Dr Waqainabete
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says passengers that were in the three flights which the first COVID-19 patient was in, are in the incubation period and i
8 fever clinics operating around Fiji as part of COVID-19 response plan
The Ministry of Health has confirmed there are now eight fever clinics operating around the country as part of the COVID-19 response plan. It says six clinics are now
LTA CEO says people should not board public transportation if other passengers can't maintain 2-metre separation
The Land Transport Authority CEO Samuel Simpson says if people can’t maintain a 2-metre separation between them and other passengers then they should not board the
28 year old man now confirmed to have COVID-19 virus after testing positive today - Dr. Sahukhan
32 people were tested for COVID-19 at the Fiji Centres for Disease Control this morning and the sample of the 28-year-old man who is now confirmed to have the virus was t
If you have nothing to do at the checkpoint don’t come there - Qiliho
If you have nothing to do at the checkpoint, don’t come there. This is the stern warning that has come from the Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho as people ha
Stand 2 metres apart in public lines
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says people standing closely in the lines will stop from today and everyone has to keep a distance of 2 metres while standing in public
Avoid all non-essential travel from today - PM
All Fijians anywhere in the country are to avoid all non-essential travel from today after the 4th confirmed COVID-19 case in Fiji – which is from Suva. Prime
4th case of COVID-19 confirmed in Fiji
The fourth case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Fiji - and this case is from Suva. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says early this morning, they confirmed the fou