Please know the full range of symptoms of COVID-19 and go to the Health Ministry’s screening clinics near you for a check-up.
According to the Fijian Health Ministry and the World Health Organization, the most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, dry cough and tiredness.
Other symptoms that are less common and may affect some patients include loss of taste or smell, aches and pains, headache, sore throat, nasal congestion, red eyes, diarrhoea, or a skin rash.
Stay home and self-isolate even if you have minor symptoms such as cough, headache, mild fever, until you recover.
Call the ministry’s helpline on 158 for advice.
If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention immediately.
fijivillage advises you to please ensure you wear a mask when you go out, practice physical distancing and download the careFiji app to beat the virus.
You only need data to download the app. Following that, you just need to keep the Bluetooth on to help the Health Ministry in COVID-19 contact tracing.
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