6 more COVID-19 patients have recovered
There is some positive news as six more patients have recovered from COVID-19 in Fiji. Head of Health Protection Dr Aalisha Sahukhan says there are now 49 active cases
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China donates 17 hospital beds to assist with Fiji’s COVID-19 response
China has donated 17 hospital beds worth $25,500 to aid Fiji with its current response to COVID-19. The Fijian government in a statement says this will enable the Heal
Doctor Fong says this will not be a 30-day war
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says it has been 30 days since this year’s first local case of COVID-19, and he is telling people now, this outbr
False positive case from Labasa had travelled from a containment zone in Viti Levu
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr. James Fong says while the case in Labasa is a false positive, it did turn out there was a movement from a containment area in Viti Levu
11,000 swab results yet to be processed – Dr Fong
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they have more than 11,000 swab results yet to be processed. He says they are triaging their testing which means
Four new COVID-19 cases from Nadali, Health Ministry cordons off Nadali Area
Four new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed from the Nadali cluster in Nausori after 2,500 tests conducted since Monday. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James F
No positive COVID-19 cases detected in Labasa – Doctor Fong
The Ministry of Health had flagged a potential case of COVID-19 yesterday in the Northern Division after an individual residing in Labasa initially registered a weak posi
Australia provides equipment for FEMAT Field Hospital in Lautoka and community isolation centres
The Australian government has provided portable air conditioning units, washing machines, dryers, generators, tables and chairs to equip the FEMAT Field Hospital in Lauto
Health Ministry will announce protocols this afternoon as part of the next phase of COVID containment for Suva, Nausori, and the rest of Viti Levu
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says it is clear at this stage that our war against the COVID-19 virus will not be won in four days of lockdown. He s
Dr. Waqainabete calls on Fijians to call 158 if they are experiencing COVID like symptoms
Health Minister, Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete has thanked Fijians for continuing to stay at home and assisting the work of the community screening teams. He says you shoul
2 new cases of COVID-19 - 1st case linked to the recent Makoi cluster and 2nd is from the cluster in Nadali, Nausori
Fiji has confirmed two new cases of COVID-19. The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says they have confirmed these new cases through their testing at ot
No glitch with careFIJI app - Dr Fong
It has been stressed by the Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong that there was no glitch with the careFIJI app in relation to contact tracing for the positi
No new cases at the Lautoka Hospital after screening 317 staff and 207 patients – Dr Tudravu
The Health Ministry’s Chief Medical Advisor Doctor Jemesa Tudravu has confirmed that there are no new cases at the Lautoka Hospital after screening the 317 staff a
We will catch up with the backlog once the CDC is back up - Dr Fong
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong believes they will be able to catch up with all the backlog once the Fiji Centre for Disease Control is back up today. He
5 more COVID-19 patients have recovered
Five more patients have recovered from COVID-19 in Fiji. Head of Health Protection Dr Aalisha Sahukhan says there are now 48 active cases where six are border quarant
SCC to continue providing garbage collection
The Suva City Council has been granted approval to continue providing garbage collection during the lockdown period. SCC Chairman Isikeli Tikoduadua says they will ens
Makoi Health Centre re-opens while Nakasi Health Centre is now an isolation facility
The Makoi Health Centre is now in operation after a thorough decontamination exercise. This has been confirmed by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. The M
The news has not been good lately as there are more cases in the community with no links - Dr Sahukhan
The Head of Health Protection Dr Aalisha Sahukhan says the news has not been good for some time now as more cases are appearing in the community without any link to the o
Dr Fong says they have narrowed the number of contacts emanating from COVID cases confirmed at Extra Supermarket
Health Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Dr James Fong says thousands of Fijians received text alerts on Wednesday alerting them that they may have had contact with s
We believe the virus is still circulating in Nadi, Lautoka, Rakiraki, Lami and potentially throughout the rest of Viti Levu – Dr Fong
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says they believe this virus is still circulating in Nadi, in Lautoka, in Rakiraki, in Lami and, potentially,throughout t
Dr Fong says in some countries the public and govt failed to take this virus seriously and the pattern is emerging in Fiji
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says in some countries around the world, the public and even governments have failed to take this virus seriously and