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25th May, 2021
STATEMENT FROM THE PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH & MEDICAL SERVICES DR. JAMES FONG – 25.05.21

Transmission Update   We have recorded ten new cases of COVID-19 since yesterday evening. Nine are contacts of earlier announced cases that were identified through on-going contact tracing and screening investigations. This includes three cases from the Queen Elizabeth Barracks in Suva. The nine new cases come from the following areas: 1 from Tacirua 3…Read More


24th May, 2021
STATEMENT FROM THE PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH & MEDICAL SERVICES DR. JAMES FONG – 24.05.21

Transmission Update We have recorded five new cases since the last update yesterday evening. Four of these cases are  in Muanikoso–from 2 separate households. They were all  located within the Muanikoso Containment Zone, and were picked up as part of the mass screening currently ongoing in that area. The other case is from Samabula and…Read More


24th May, 2021Press Release
FNU and student body refutes claims by The Fiji Times in the article ‘NFP wants explanation’

This statement is issued jointly by the Fiji National University (FNU) and the Fiji National University Students’ Association (FNUSA) following a report published in today’s The Fiji Times with the title ‘NFP wants explanation’. At the outset, we would like to state that the newspaper article is factually incorrect and misleading. The article claims that…Read More


24th May, 2021Press Release
FNU academic receives ACU research grant, University to hold an international virtual workshop

Fiji National University (FNU) academic, Dr Jimaima Lako, was recently named one of four recipients of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Climate Resilience Challenge Grant worth $7, 000. The ACU grant is awarded to member universities to support initiatives addressing climate resilience, key areas of enhancing the climate resilience of universities and or enhancing…Read More


23rd May, 2021
STATEMENT FROM THE PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH & MEDICAL SERVICES DR. JAMES FONG – 23.05.21

Ministry of Health COVID Statement 23 May 2021 Transmission Update We have recorded 18 new cases since our last update yesterday evening. 10 cases are from 2 related families in Waila 4 cases are from a household in Tacirua 2 cases from a household in Muanikoso We are early in the investigations into these new…Read More