The Honourable Speaker of Parliament; Honourable Members; Ladies and Gentlemen. Bula Vinaka. Mister Speaker, I’m not here today to make a long speech. I’m not here to play politics. And –– unlike we’ve seen from some other Honourable Members –– I’m not here to grandstand for a few minutes of screen time. I’m here to get…Read More

Bula Vinaka. Once again, I’m joining you after a comprehensive update from our medical experts, along with the World Health Organization, on the COVID-19 pandemic. Globally, there are now over 414,000 confirmed cases in 194 countries and territories. Hundreds are dying every day. We’re seeing a troubling trend of a 10% day-over-day increase in total…Read More

Bula Vinaka. I’ve just left our coronavirus war room at the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, where we start every day with a briefing from our country’s top medical minds and viral specialists, who, together with the World Health Organisation, keep us up-to-date on the global COVID-19 pandemic and the situation on the ground…Read More

Bula vinaka. As announced Saturday, our first two COVID-19 patients remain in isolation and both are in stable condition. As I’ve already explained in great detail, once we confirmed our first COVID-19 case, we immediately identified and isolated eleven members of the first patient’s household at our Western Division isolation ward at Nadi Hospital. These…Read More

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