THE Fiji National University (FNU) staff outside the greater Lautoka area will be working from home starting today Wednesday, March 25, 2020 until April 4, 2020.

FNU Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor James Pounder confirmed this in a statement following the announcement of Fiji’s fourth COVID-19 confirmed case yesterday by the Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama.

“The decision has been made to ensure that we maintain minimal movement within the campuses and enables our staff to keep their travels for essential purposes only” Mr Pounder said.

“The University will ensure that staff are available to look after any student who remains at our residential halls,” he said.

“The College Deans and Section Heads may make a final decision on essential staff who are required to be on-site to ensure that security and student welfare is not compromised. Staff are requested to contact their supervisors for guidance on whether they are needed at work.

“The University requests its staff for cooperation during this transition and requests you to work closely with your supervisors on your required tasks and to maintain communication with your team via digital means.

“The library is now closed for the above period.”