Bula Vinaka. Our first COVID-19 patient remains in isolation at Lautoka Hospital where he is in stable condition. On Thursday, the 19th of March, I advised the public of a sweeping set of containment measures that was put into place, including an aggressive contact tracing exercise to identify, isolate, and monitor any individuals who came…Read More

Bula vinaka. Thank you to Dr Aalisha Sahukhan, the Head of Health Protection at the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Dr Iferemi Waiqanabete, the Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Jemesa Tudravu, Fiji’s Chief Medical Adviser, and Mr Gordon Penfold, the Executive General Manager of Shared Business Services at Fiji Airways, for joining…Read More

As the Fijian Government continues to closely monitor the global COVID-19 pandemic, its existing travel restrictions have been widened to cover all foreign nationals who have been present in Spain within 14 days of their intended travel to Fiji. From 18 March 2020, Fiji’s borders will be closed to all foreign nationals who have been…Read More

Bula Vinaka. I’d like to thank the Minister for Health Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete, the Country Director of the World Health Organisation, Dr Corinne Capuano, and Doctor James Fong, General Manager of the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 Incident Management Team for joining me today as we continue to keep Fijians both healthy and well-informed. The COVID-19…Read More

About the global outbreak of COVID-19 The World Health Organization (WHO) identified COVID-19 as causing an outbreak of respiratory illness, including pneumonia, in Wuhan, China, in late 2019 and early 2020. Since then this new virus has spread across the world and as of today, 109 countries have reported cases of COVID-19 and 61 are…Read More