If a significant proportion of the population is not protecting itself that puts everybody else in danger – Dr Fong
If a significant proportion of the population is not protecting itself that puts everybody else in danger – Dr Fong
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Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says they have asked Police to be on the watch out for people who are not following COVID safety guidelines such as gathering from different households to drink kava and not following social distancing and Police have been able to deal with some people who are not adhering to these guidelines.
7 COVID-19 patients have recovered
98 contacts for the 2 Lautoka Hospital doctors who have tested positive for COVID-19
7 COVID-19 patients have recovered
98 contacts for the 2 Lautoka Hospital doctors who have tested positive for COVID-19
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong
98 contacts of the two Lautoka Hospital doctors who had tested positive for COVID-19, have been identified, and many of these contacts are their colleagues who work at the same hospital, including doctors and nurses.
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the two doctors worked closely together, so the Health Ministry is quite sure one passed the virus to the other.
The nature of the work of the two doctors had nothing to do with the Lautoka Outpatients Department – Dr Fong
The nature of the work of the two doctors had nothing to do with the Lautoka Outpatients Department – Dr Fong
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong has confirmed that the nature of the work of the two doctors who had tested positive for COVID-19 had nothing to do with the Lautoka Outpatients Department.
Doctor Fong highlighted this when asked if there is a need to call in all those people who had gone into Lautoka Hospital, for screening.
We will distribute food rations all of tonight - Dr Fong
We will distribute food rations all of tonight - Dr Fong
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The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says he knows they will be distribute food rations all of tonight to people that have called 161 but whether they can meet everybody s need is another problem.
He says they still have people from the same household calling the number and that is wasting a lot of time for them.
Doctor Fong adds they are making three deliveries to one household because of this and later have to make other plans when they find out the family has already been assisted.
Health Ministry to create more isolation facilities in the community
Health Ministry to create more isolation facilities in the community
Lautoka Hospital.
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says they will continue to create more capacity to get more isolation facilities in the community.
He says they still have room capacity at the Lautoka Hospital and they have created reserve capacity in the Ba Hospital for the purpose of taking extra isolation cases.
Doctor Fong adds they have space at the Navua Hospital but do not want to add more patients so they have opened the isolation facility in Colo-i-Suva.