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COVID-19 Update

March 31st 2021

There are 0 new cases of COVID-19 to report in this update.

1 active case remains admitted at the Lautoka hospital isolation unit. It has been 14 days since the last border quarantine case was reported, and 347 days since the last case was detected outside border quarantine on April 18^th 2020.

Fiji has had 67 cases in total, with 64 recoveries and 2 deaths, since our first case was reported on March 19^th 2020. The last 49 cases have been international travel associated cases detected in border quarantine.

A total of 37,804 COVID-19 laboratory tests have been conducted, with a daily average of 260 tests per day over the last 7 days, and a weekly average of 1670 tests per week over the last 2 weeks.

There are currently 1002 people who have recently arrived from overseas undergoing mandatory 14 day quarantine in government supervised border quarantine facilities.

Following the receipt of 100,000 doses of COVID-19 Astrazeneca vaccines from India on Monday March 29^th, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services is announcing the second phase of the rollout of vaccines. From Tuesday April 6^th approximately 50,000 people will be eligible to receive this 2-dose vaccine. This group includes the rest of the frontline staff at the borders, all healthcare workers (including those in private healthcare), police and military officers, tourism and hotel workers, and civil servants. Also eligible to receive the vaccine will be those over the age of 60, and people with medical conditions that increase the risk of severe disease if they do get infected with COVID-19. You will fall into this category if you are currently attending a Special Outpatients Department (SOPD) clinic with the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, or similar with a private healthcare provider. This includes people with diabetes, asthma, and heart conditions.

The list of locations where people can get vaccinated will be released later this week.

We urge all Fijians over the age of 18, and especially people eligible for this second phase, to register for the COVID-19 vaccine. You must be registered to receive your vaccine. To register please visit vra.digitalfiji.gov.fj or your nearest health centre with your birth registration or citizenship number and photo ID. The birth registration number (BRN) is printed on your birth certificate. If you do not have your birth certificate you can get your BRN free of charge from any Birth, Deaths, and Marriage (BDM) Registry or your nearest health centre.

For more information on COVID-19 vaccination in Fiji please visit http://www.health.gov.fj/covid-vaccine/vaccine-faqs/

The next scheduled update will be on Friday April 2nd.

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COVID-19 Update

March 29th 2021

There are 0 new cases of COVID-19 to report in this update.

There remains 1 active case admitted at the Lautoka hospital isolation unit. It has been 12 days since the last border quarantine case was reported, and 345 days since the last case was detected outside border quarantine on April 18^th 2020.

Fiji has had 67 cases in total, with 64 recoveries and 2 deaths, since our first case was reported on March 19^th 2020. The last 49 cases have been international travel associated cases detected in border quarantine.

A total of 37,179 COVID-19 laboratory tests have been conducted, with a daily average of 257 tests per day over the last 7 days, and a weekly average of 1670 tests per week over the last 2 weeks.

There are currently 1100 people who have recently arrived from overseas undergoing mandatory 14 day quarantine in government supervised border quarantine facilities. We have also reviewed and heightened pre-departure, inflight and quarantine conditions for travelers coming into Fiji from Papua New Guinea. As such, only flights pre-approved by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services will be allowed to bring in passengers from Papua New Guinea. A charter flight scheduled for the 9^th of April has been approved in this regard.

For more information on COVID-19 in Fiji please visit the Ministry of Health and Medical Services web page http://www.health.gov.fj/covid-19-updates/

The next scheduled update will be on Wednesday March 31^st.

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COVID-19 Update

March 26th, 2021

There are 0 new cases of COVID-19 to report in this update.

1 active case remains admitted at the Lautoka hospital isolation unit. It has been 9 days since the last border quarantine case was reported, and 342 days since the last case was detected outside border quarantine on April 18^th, 2020.

Fiji has had 67 cases in total, with 64 recoveries and 2 deaths, since our first case was reported on March 19^th, 2020. The last 49 cases have been international travel-associated cases detected in border quarantine.

A total of 36,597 COVID-19 laboratory tests have been conducted, with a daily average of 259 tests per day over the last 7 days, and a weekly average of 1609 tests per week over the last 2 weeks.

There are currently 936 people who have recently arrived from overseas undergoing mandatory 14-day quarantine in government-supervised border quarantine facilities.

For more information on COVID-19 in Fiji please visit the Ministry of Health and Medical Services web page http://www.health.gov.fj/covid-19-updates/

The next scheduled update will be on Monday, March 29th.

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COVID-19 Update

March 24th, 2021

There are 0 new cases of COVID-19 to report in this update.

1 active case remains admitted at the Lautoka hospital isolation unit. It has been 7 days since the last border quarantine case was reported, and 340 days since the last case was detected outside border quarantine on April 18^th, 2020.

Fiji has had 67 cases in total, with 64 recoveries and 2 deaths, since our first case was reported on March 19^th, 2020. The last 49 cases have been international travel-associated cases detected in border quarantine.

A total of 35,986 COVID-19 laboratory tests have been conducted, with a daily average of 234 tests per day over the last 7 days, and a weekly average of 1609 tests per week over the last 2 weeks.

There are currently 791 people who have recently arrived from overseas undergoing mandatory 14-day quarantine in government-supervised border quarantine facilities.

For more information on COVID-19 in Fiji please visit the Ministry of Health and Medical Services web page http://www.health.gov.fj/covid-19-updates/

The next scheduled update will be on Friday, March 26th.

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COVID-19 Update

March 22nd, 2021

There are 0 new cases of COVID-19 to report in this update.

Since the last update, there have been 0 new recoveries, with 1 active case currently admitted at the Lautoka hospital isolation unit.

It has been 5 days since the last border quarantine case was reported.

It has been 338 days since the last case was detected outside border quarantine on April 18^th, 2020.

The 69-year-old husband of a previously reported border quarantine case has returned a weak positive test result while completing his mandatory 14-day quarantine in a government-supervised border quarantine facility in Nadi. This individual had tested positive and was confirmed as a case of COVID-19, in January in the United States of America. He recovered and later returned negative test results. It is known that non-infectious pieces of the virus can remain detectable, and cause a weak positive test result long after the infection has passed, even after previous negative tests; therefore it is unlikely that this person is currently infectious. However, in keeping with our protocols for persons with positive test results, the individual has been transferred to the isolation unit at Lautoka hospital. Due to the weak positive test result, lack of symptoms, and history of testing positive in the USA, this is considered a historical case, and also will not be counted as a new case for Fiji.

Fiji has had 67 cases in total, with 64 recoveries and 2 deaths, since our first case was reported on March 19^th, 2020. The last 49 cases have been international travel-associated cases detected in border quarantine.

A total of 35,383 COVID-19 laboratory tests have been conducted, with a daily average of 221 tests per day over the last 7 days, and a weekly average of 1609 tests per week over the last 2 weeks.

There are currently 847 people who have recently arrived from overseas undergoing mandatory 14-day quarantine in government-supervised border quarantine facilities.

For more information on COVID-19 in Fiji please visit the Ministry of Health and Medical Services web page http://www.health.gov.fj/covid-19-updates/

The next scheduled update will be on Wednesday, March 24th.

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