Luke Nacei
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Forty-three of the 262 new COVID-19 cases recorded yesterday are from new areas of interest.
Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr James Fong said the new cases were from Jittu Estate, MV Liahona shipping, Milverton Rd, Natogadravu, Waikete, Nauluvatu Village in Tailevu.
He said 113 cases were from existing areas of interest in this zone.
Dr Fong said five cases were known contacts of cases from the Nawakalevu containment zone that have been undergoing 14-day quarantine in facilities in Nadi.
He said three were contacts from within the existing Korovou cluster, while the remaining 254 cases were from the Lami-Suva-Nausori containment zone.
Jun 28, 2021 01:43:09 PM People of Labasa are living in fear after authorities allowed the first lot of domestic repatriation from the western division on Saturday. Naseakula village head Ratu Tevita Ritova said the government should have continued with the travel ban until the country is coronavirus free again. Ratu Tevita in an exclusive interview with
FijiLive said the call to maintain the travel ban was also supported by some village chiefs. He said they have made this stringent decision as they do not want any elders, people living with existing diseases and children to be infected with the coronavirus. “We all have agreed to take this stand for the safety of fellow villagers. We have some of our very own people who have been stuck on Suva for the past couple of months,” he said.
All those under quarantine in Labasa College have tested negative for coronavirus. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong said over 20 individuals are being isolated at Labasa College after travelling to the north by boat from the western division. Dr Fong said out of the 20, nine are police officers who have been stranded for more than a month on Viti Levu. “The group will be isolated for 14 days before being allowed to reunite with their families,” he said in an exclusive interview. “These individuals will undergo all necessary tests to ensure they are not carrying the virus as they do not want them to be a risk,” he said.
Talebula Kate
28 June, 2021, 5:50 pm
Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr James Fong delivering his COVID-19 statement of Wednesday, June 24, 2021. Picture: FIJIAN GOVT
A 50-year-old man from Newtown has been reported to be the latest COVID-19 death.
In his COVID-19 update this afternoon, Health and Medical Services Ministry permanent secretary Dr James Fong says the man is believed to have died at home and was declared dead on arrival by doctors at the Valelevu Health Centre.
“He was reported to be in severe respiratory distress before death,” Dr Fong said.
“According to protocol, he was swabbed at the health centre, and tested positive. His death has been classified as a COVID-19 death by the doctors at the health centre.