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23rd April, 2021
STATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES DR JAMES FONG

Bula Vinaka. I want to start today by thanking our sign language interpreter, Loriani Baledrokadroka, for helping us get our important announcements to everyone who needs to understand them. I’ve seen some comments online asking why she isn’t wearing a mask during these announcements. Some of you may not know it, but facial expressions are…Read More


22nd April, 2021
STATEMENT FROM THE PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH & MEDICAL SERVICES DR JAMES FONG – 22.04.21

Bula Vinaka everyone. I hope everyone has a mask or has made a capable substitute. Importantly –– I hope you are wearing it everytime you leave your house. In a taxi, on a bus, in the supermarket –– if you are not at home, wear a mask. I want to thank all those who have…Read More


21st April, 2021
STATEMENT FROM THE PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH & MEDICAL SERVICES DR JAMES FONG – 21.04.21

Bula Vinaka. I want to start today with a reminder of what we are up against. It may have been some time since some of us have heard the latest statistics about the toll this virus has taken on humanity. They are shocking, so please listen well. 141 million cases of COVID-19 have been recorded…Read More


20th April, 2021
STATEMENT FROM THE PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH & MEDICAL SERVICES DR JAMES FONG – 20.04.21

Bula Vinaka. To put Fiji ahead of the spread of this virus, we have spent the past 24 hours listening carefully to everything that our testing and contact tracing is telling us. As the Hon PM announced yesterday, we will not hesitate to escalate our response in accordance with the risk we face. What we’ve…Read More


19th April, 2021
PM BAINIMARAMA’S STATEMENT ON COVID-19

Bula vinaka and good afternoon. As we announced in the early hours of the morning, Fiji is once again faced with a grave and present danger to the lives of our people. We have confirmed our first local case of COVID-19 in more than one year, and we must act quickly to stop it from…Read More