Fiji

Eight days into the new month and there is not much evidence of any improvement to Fiji's Covid-19 situation.

Health authorities have reported 682 new cases of Covid-19 and six deaths for the 24 hours to 8am on Saturday.

Fiji has reported 752 new Covid-19 cases for the 24 hours to 8am on Friday.

There are 968 new cases and 11 more deaths including a 15-year-old girl, the Fijian health authorities said.

As Covid-19 rampages in the country, Fiji's already limited democratic space is being choked, and the international response has been found lacking.

Basic humanitarian needs are going unmet in Fiji say charities trying to provide food for Fijians caught up in the country's health and humanitarian crisis.

Fiji has recorded 1187 new cases and 11 more deaths for the 24 hours to 8am yesterday.

Attempts to raise money for Fiji's champion sevens teams have fallen foul of regulations.

Covid-19 infections continue to rise in Fiji with 1220 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours to 8am yesterday.

The coach of the Fiji women's sevens team has been inundated with messages and phone calls from prospective players since their bronze medal win at the Tokyo Olympics.

Thirteen more people have died from Covid-19 in Fiji amid soaring infections, health authorities said.

The UN official with Covid-19, who was evacuated to New Zealand from Fiji last week, is in a stable condition in intensive care.