Fiji

Fiji has received further assistance from Australia to support the country's Covid-19 response and recovery efforts.

One more case of Covid-19 in the community was confirmed in Suva yesterday as Fijian authorities maintain containment zones across its main island Viti Levu.

There is no need to impose lockdown restrictions in Fiji just yet, authorities say.

After 1616 tests in the last 24 hours, Fiji's Ministry of Health has reported three new cases of Covid-19 infections.

The Fiji government has confirmed seven new cases of Covid-19, all in the community.

Fiji's government is preparing for a worst-case scenario as it deploys a multi-agency response to the country's worrying Covid-19 outbreak.

Fiji's permanent secretary of health James Fong says another four Covid-19 infections have been found - three in the community.

Australia says it is sending fresh batches of Covid-19 vaccine doses to Fiji and Timor-Leste.

One of Fiji's latest Covid-19 cases has succumbed to the deadly virus.

Residents in Fiji's western division were left out of the government's food distribution program during a snap-lockdown.

Fiji's Alliance for the Covid-19 Humanitarian Response says the government's plan to spend $7million dollars on a new office block for the prime minister is despicable.

Fiji's Lautoka Hospital has been cordoned off, closed to the public, with the staff all sequestered and quarantined within it.