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After Fiji s initial success, second wave of COVID is causing grave concern

After Fiji’s initial success, second wave of COVID is causing grave concern We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Georgia Forrester and Colin Packham July 6, 2021 1.13pm Normal text size Advertisement Wellington: The mortuary at Fiji’s largest hospital is now full, the country’s health ministry says, due to a second wave surge in daily coronavirus cases in the Pacific island nation. Although Fiji had early success during the pandemic with keeping the virus at bay by closing its borders, the highly transmissible Delta variant, first detected in India, is now spreading.

Coronavirus: Fiji records 636 new cases, 6 deaths

The first death is a 74-year-old woman from Delainavesi, Lami. She presented to the FEMAT field hospital in respiratory distress and died on the same day. She wasn t vaccinated.  The second is a 74-year-old woman from Raiwaqa. She was admitted at CWM Hospital for treatment of a serious non-COVID-related medical condition and later tested positive in hospital. After investigation, her doctors determined that her death was caused by COVID-19 and not the prior medical condition. She wasn t vaccinated. The third death is an 80-year-old man from Suva. A health response team was called to his home and he was then transferred to CWM Hospital after he was found to have severe symptoms, including shortness of breath. He developed severe respiratory distress and died two days later. He had received the first dose of the vaccine in the first week of June. However, he hadn t received the second dose and was not fully vaccinated. 

Fijilive - USP urges staff, students to get vaccinated Gateway to Fiji, Fiji News, Fiji Rugby, Fiji Football, Fiji Sports, Fiji Picture Gallery, Fiji Business, etc

  Jul 03, 2021 03:48:44 PM The University of the South Pacific is urging its staff and students to get vaccinated amidst high records of COVID-19 positive cases in Fiji. Acting Vice-Chancellor and President, Dr Giulio Masasso Tu’ikolongahau Pāunga said steps taken by students and staff to get vaccinated can help the University provide a safe campus environment. Fiji s Ministry of Health is currently administering the COVID-19 vaccine Oxford-AstraZeneca to people over 18 years of age for free and USP students and staff are encouraged to register and to visit their nearest vaccination sites to get vaccinated. “For USP Fiji campuses to return to face-to-face experiences and a sense of normalcy depends on the community’s ability and willingness to be vaccinated,” he said.

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