Her family lives in Nausori, Kuku, and were safe.
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Mosese Soro, left, now sells produce in front of his home in Suva after he had to give up his business buying and selling fish because it can t operate while Fiji s borders are closed due to Covid-19 restrictions. Photo taken June 24, 2021. She understood the people who had caught Covid were probably not vaccinated. Fiji Indian Society member, South Canterbury Indian Cultural Society president and Multicultural Aoraki vice chairwoman Lata Kumar said some mothers from Fiji visiting their children in New Zealand had not been able to go home for a year due to Covid.
Members of South Canterbury's Indian community struggling with the loss of family and friends through Covid in their former homeland have launched a fundraising campaign to help those in need.