Archives 2021

Media Release                                                                   

COVID-19 Update

15th February 2021

There have been 0 new cases of COVID-19 to report in this update. It has been 14 days since the last case (a border quarantine case) was reported. There are currently 0 active cases.

Fiji has had 56 cases in total, with 54 recoveries and 2 deaths, since our first case was reported on March 19^th 2020. The last 38 cases have been international travel associated cases detected in border quarantine.

It has been 303 days since the last case was detected outside border quarantine on April 18^th 2020.

A total of 28,283 laboratory tests have been conducted, with a daily average of 167 tests per day over the last 7 days, and a weekly average of 1077 tests per week over the last 2 weeks.

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 February 18th.

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Press Release

LTD’s Update

The Ministry of Health & Medical Services has established “Clinical Teams” of Specialists in addition to the many Public Health workers performing outreach programs in Sigatoka, Rakiraki, Navosa, Nadarivatu, Nabouwalu, and Savusavu. The teams will facilitate community awareness and public health measures to reduce the risk of the spread of Leptospirosis, Typhoid, and Dengue (LTD’s) and will further ensure that community screening remains the priority for early diagnosis and treatment of LTD’s and any other undiagnosed medical problems.

The recent natural disasters have escalated the surge in communicable diseases such as LTD’s in various sub-divisions and every effort is made to contain further spread of the diseases.

The current trends according to baseline thresholds for each disease indicates that
1. Leptospirosis is above the expected level for this time of the year throughout the nation,
2. Dengue is below expected levels nationally except in Levuka. There is a risk of a rise in cases, especially in the North, once the rainfall slows down and there is an increase in stagnant water pooling
3. Typhoid is below the expected level- except for some clusters in Wainikoro and Naduri medical areas in the North.

The Ministry has recorded 160 Leptospirosis cases nationally with an Incidence Rate of 18.0/100,000 population and 5 confirmed deaths while 335 confirmed Dengue Fever cases with an Incidence Rate of 23.6/100,000 population and 1 confirmed death.

Similarly, we have 53 Typhoid cases nationwide with an Incidence Rate of 5.9/100,000 population and 1 confirmed death.
The Ministry strongly advises people to be mindful of the sources of these diseases and adhere to the advisories issued for the prevention of LTD’s.
The Clinical Teams will be slowly returning to their base Divisional hospitals while the preventative health community colleagues will continue to work in collaboration with the community to manage and control the case clusters as they are identified.

The Health Ministry further states, it is imperative that we maintain control over the risk of LTD’s as we prepare for COVID-19 vaccinations which is expected to commence soon.

Media Release                                                                   

COVID-19 Update

12th February 2021

There have been 0 new cases of COVID-19 since the last update on February 10^th, and there are currently 0 active cases.

Fiji has had 56 cases in total, with 54 recoveries and 2 deaths, since our first case was reported on March 19^th, 2020. The last 38 cases have been international travel-associated cases detected in border quarantine.

It has been 300 days since the last case was detected outside border quarantine on April 18^th, 2020.

A total of 27,932 laboratory tests have been conducted, with a daily average of 143 tests per day over the last 7 days, and a weekly average of 1050 tests over the last 2 weeks.

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, February 15th.

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PRESS RELEASE

Statement from the Ministry of Health

The general public is advised that the supply of paracetamol (Panadol) is currently available in the Ministry’s pharmacies and health facilities around the country, contrary to statements made in parliament this week.

The Ministry’s Fiji Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Services (FPBS) management and staff have been working tirelessly around the clock to ensure that supplies of paracetamol and other essential medicines and medical products are made available at the pharmacies and health facilities for our patients to use, in spite of the significant global supply chain challenges currently faced by many nations around the world.

The Honourable Minister for Health, Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete, urges members of the public to continue to immediately seek medical assistance at our health facilities when they are sick. Staffs in our health facilities are also constantly networking with our divisional and national centres to deliver health services and medical supplies when required at any health facility in Fiji.

The Ministry also wishes to advise that in regards the report of the recent demise of a patient at Savusavu Hospital which has been discussed in the social media, the ministry staff at the hospital provided the best medical care they can provide to a very sick patient on the day of admission and under the prevailing unfavourable weather condition at the time.

The Ministry staff had consulted with the immediate family members throughout the period of care and after the unfortunate outcome, and now request members of the public to allow the family time and space to grieve. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this time.

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Media Release                                                                   

COVID-19 Update

10th February 2021

There have been 0 new cases of COVID-19 since the last update on February 8^th.

There are currently 0 active cases, as the recent border quarantine case recovered, and has been discharged from the Lautoka hospital isolation unit. The individual is now in a border quarantine facility in Nadi, awaiting completion of 14 days quarantine for his accompanying family member. The remaining historical border quarantine case, announced on February 3^rd, is expected to be discharged shortly.

Fiji has had 56 cases in total, with 54 recoveries and 2 deaths, since our first case was reported on March 19^th, 2020. The last 38 cases have been international travel-associated cases detected in border quarantine. It has been 298 days since the last case was detected outside border quarantine on April 18^th, 2020.

A total of 27,429 laboratory tests have been conducted, with a daily average of 130 tests per day over the last 7 days, and a weekly average of 1050 tests over the last 2 weeks.

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, February 12th.

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