Raiwaqa Health Centre temporarily closed
The Health Ministry's Chief Medical Advisor Doctor Jemesa Tudravu says the Raiwaqa Health Centre will be temporarily closed but patients who need treatment will need to g
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We will keep testing until we separate the positives and the negatives at Lautoka Hospital- Dr Fong
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says they have protocols in place to separate the positive and negative COVID-19 cases at the Lautoka Hospital. Fijivi
Urgent steps taken to prevent more of our health facilities from becoming source points of new COVID outbreaks – Dr Fong
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says following the worrying spate of cases among our healthcare workers, they are taking urgent steps to prevent more of
Invest in Midwives: they save lives – Butler
On the International Day of the Midwife, the UNFPA renewed their commitment to working with their partners across the Pacific to strengthen midwifery skills and capacitie
53-year-old man who tested positive for COVID-19 passes away
The man admitted to the Lautoka Hospital Intensive Care Unit yesterday for a severe illness due to COVID-19 has sadly passed away. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doct
People in Nadi can text or call 161 to apply for the $90 cash payment from 9am today
People living in Nadi who cannot go to work because of the containment zone or the health restrictions in place will be able to apply for the $90 cash payment by texting
Vaccination campaign concludes in Nadi and to continue in Lautoka until stock finishes
The vaccination campaign in Nadi has concluded due to the high uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine while it continues in Lautoka. The Ministry of Health says following the
Intensive Care Unit cases, like the one we now have at Lautoka Hospital, may be a red flag for widespread transmission – Dr Fong
Lautoka Hospital is now a tightly contained COVID care facility, with more than 400 patients, doctors, nurses, and other staff effectively quarantined within the hospital
Health Minister says it is always a pleasure to have the PM in the daily COVID briefings and stresses this is a whole of government effort based on science
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama continues to be part of the daily COVID Task Force meeting at the Health Ministry Headquarters and Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqa
Businesses will have to close down if they do not follow COVID-19 guidelines – Dr.Fong
Businesses that do not follow COVID-19 social distancing and 50 percent capacity guidelines will have to close down according to the Permanent Secretary for Health, Docto
Members of Lion Heart 7s team screened by the Health Ministry
All members of the Lion Heart 7s team who had participated in the Malomalo 7s have been screened by the Ministry of Health. The team was an area of concern in contact
4,000 vaccinated in Suva while another 20,000 doses to be rolled out in the West
All 4,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses allocated for Suva have been administered while the Health Ministry is expected to roll out the remaining 20,000 doses through the West b
Please trust that the isolation facilities are equipped to offer the best possible care – Dr Fong
If we do happen to contract COVID, we don’t play by a different set of rules. Those are the words of Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong who says
Dr Fong to have press conference at 6pm this evening
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong will have a press conference on COVID-19 at 6pm this evening. Stay with Legend FM for updates. We will have live c
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
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
791 of the 877 contacts of the garment factory worker in Kalabu test negative in their first test
791 of the 877 contacts of the garment factory worker in Kalabu have tested negative in their first test however that could change at any point throughout the 14-day incu
Cruel to parade food distribution – NFP
The National Federation Party says it is cruel for the Government to be parading its food distribution efforts on facebook when people in real need, all over the country,
Next phase of COVID-19 vaccination campaign begins in Suva, Nadi and Lautoka
The next phase of the COVID-19 Vaccination drive has started in Nadi, Lautoka and Suva this morning. People are being urged to come at Prince Charles Park in Nadi and