STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER HON. VOREQE BAINIMARAMA ON COVID-19 24/03/2020 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…
Eight fever clinics are now operating around the country as part of the COVID-19 response plan. Six clinics are now running in Nasinu, Labasa, Savusavu, and Nabouwalu. Two others have been running in Lautoka since last week. Fever clinics are an important part of our response to the virus, as they give Fijians the…
Quarantine is used when a person is possibly infected with a disease but is not yet symptomatic. Isolation applies to patients with symptoms of infectious disease. A medical officer is authorized to take such measures according to powers vested under Part VII of the Public Health Act, Cap 111, Sections 67 – 83 in regards…
STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER HON. VOREQE BAINIMARAMA ON COVID-19 23/03/2020 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…
STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER HON. VOREQE BAINIMARAMA ON COVID-19 21/03/2020 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…