The Fiji Centre for Disease Control has been fully decontaminated and will resume processing COVID-19 tests from tonight. All remaining staff have continued to test negative for COVID-19. None of the laboratory staff have tested positive to date, which further indicates that the virus was brought in from the community. After being given the choice…Read More

Bula Vinaka. Since yesterday, we have been investigating the potential for further exposure of COVID-19 in the Fiji CDC. Our medical and laboratory staff have not registered positive test results at this time; however, we are in the process of deep cleaning and decontaminating the centre in line with advice received from the reference laboratory…Read More

Bula Vinaka. Last night, one of our COVID-positive patients, a woman from the recent Makoi cluster, was entered into intensive care after her condition began rapidly deteriorating. I’m sad to report that, despite the best efforts of her attending physicians, she has passed away. We informed this woman’s family of her passing and offered them…Read More

Bula Vinaka. After running 1910 more tests over the past 24 hours, we have another nine cases of COVID-19 to confirm today. One of the cases announced yesterday worked at Extra Supermarket in Flagstaff Suva. Three of today’s cases are his co-workers. Extra Supermarket has been closed for decontamination purposes while we await test results…Read More

After another 2217 tests yesterday, another daily record of testing, we have confirmed 12 new cases of COVID-19 since our last briefing. All of these cases are from Makoi and are close contacts of case 140, the woman who presented to the Makoi Health Centre yesterday with COVID symptoms. Four of our positive patients are…Read More