How to Respond to Fiji’s COVID-19 Health Crisis
Prime Minister, Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama visiting the Food Ration Distribution Centre at the Naqali containment area in Nausori.
Source: Supplied Share Wednesday, 12 May 2021 07:56 AM
On 18 April 2021, Fiji marked 365 days since the last case of COVID-19 ‘outside of border quarantine transmission’.
Just when the pandemic seemed to have come under control, a new positive case of a security personnel working in a border quarantine facility detected on 17 April 2021 has now led to a series of transmissions beyond the quarantine facility.
Mandatory quarantine for all returning travellers came into effect from 28 March 2020 and mandatory testing from 23 April 2020. By 17 April 2021, Fiji had recorded 72 positive cases in total, with 65 recoveries and two deaths since the first case was reported on 19 March 2020. Between the introduction of mandatory quarantine last year and 17 April this year, 54 positive
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2 April, 2021, 1:10 pm
Covid-19 health screening at the Jackson International Airport in Port Moresby. Photo: PNG Department of Health
PORT MORESBY, 02 APRIL 2021 (PNG GOVT) – Papua New Guinea has recorded 157 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, increasing the country’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 6,112.
Western Province reported 110 new cases of which 96 are males, 13 females and one not stated. Their ages range from 21 years to 67. Two cases were showing symptoms of COVID-19 whilst 102 cases were asymptomatic at the time of testing.
NCD reported 17 new cases of which all 17 are males. Their ages range from 22 years to 82. Six cases showed symptoms of COVID-19 whilst 11 were asymptomatic at the time of testing.
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