Warning against alternative COVID-19 Test Kits

The Fijian Ministry of Health and Medical Services strongly advises all health providers in Fiji to cease offering IgM/IgG rapid tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19.  These tests are based on the detection of antibodies and/or antigens and they are not reliable for the acute diagnosis of COVID-19. Members of the public should not rely on…

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Statement by the Prime Minister Hon. Voreqe Bainimarama on latest COVID-19 case

STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER HON. VOREQE BAINIMARAMA ON LATEST COVID 19 CASE   20/04/2020   Bula Vinaka. It’s now been nearly two weeks since Cyclone Harold swept over Fiji.  As lines of communication have been re-established, our aid ships have made their way to our outer islands, and our response teams have surveyed damage,…

Mobile Fever Clinics to be deployed to Lami on Tuesday 21 April

There are currently 18 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Fiji. The Government will advise the public as soon as possible should this change. The Fijian Ministry of Health and Medical Services mobile fever clinic teams throughout the country have screened 305,783 people since April 2. This approach is part of the Ministry’s strategy to contain and…

Fijian Government to cater for cost of quarantine

Fiji currently has 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The Government remains on the highest alert level and will advise the public as soon as possible if more cases are found. The Fijian Ministry of Health and Medical Services wishes to clarify that the Fijian Government will cover the costs for those individuals who will be…

Twenty-eight day self-quarantine crucial to contain the spread of COVID-19

Fiji currently has 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The Government remains on the highest alert level and will advise the public as soon as possible if more cases are found. The Fijian Ministry of Health and Medical Services is advising the members of the public who are currently in self-quarantine and those who have arrived…