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1st June, 2021
STATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH & MEDICAL SERVICES DR. JAMES FONG – 01.06.21 EVENING UPDATE

In addition to the 26 cases announced today, we now report 9 new cases this evening. 5 of the cases are linked to the Navosai Narere cluster, and 1 to the Waila cluster. 1 is from the Nawaka cluster and works at Nadi hospital and 2 have been detected at CWM Hospital In addition to…Read More


1st June, 2021
STATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH & MEDICAL SERVICES DR. JAMES FONG – 01.06.21 AFTERNOON UPDATE

Transmission Update We have recorded 26 cases as of this morning. All these new cases are linked to existing clusters. All are stable and either in isolation facilities or home isolation. At the present time, the vast majority of cases have been arising from existing clusters and not as cases with unknown sources of transmission…Read More


1st June, 2021Press Release
Kumar adapts to Online Learning mode

Palaavi Kumar loves attending lectures, interacting with fellow students and lecturers, but since the restrictions, face-to-face classes have been moved to the online mode, which has meant adjustments to her student life from the normal norm. According to the Fiji National University (FNU) student, there are both pros and cons for the new situation, however,…Read More


1st June, 2021Press Release
FNU promotes employee empowerment amid the COVID pandemic

To promote an emotionally healthy workforce at a time of online learning and virtual engagement, the School of Education at the Fiji National University’s (FNU) College of Humanities and Education (CHE) recently organised a webinar for staff empowerment as they continue to work from home. The one-hour webinar focused on “Emotional Intelligence, Handling Burnout” and…Read More


31st May, 2021
STATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH & MEDICAL SERVICES DR. JAMES FONG – 31.05.21

We recorded an additional 6 cases last night plus another 23 cases this morning. All these new cases are linked to existing clusters. All of these cases are stable and are either in isolation facilities or home isolation. The new cases are linked to the following communities and clusters: ●      Narere – 2…Read More