The Fijian parliament on Tuesday was forced to close as COVID-19 cases surge in the South Pacific country, overwhelming quarantine facilities and prompting calls for a nationwide lockdown.
After a staffer was found to be a close contact of a positive case, parliament speaker Epeli Nailatikau said that the legislative buildings in the capital, Suva, were shut.
“As a precautionary measure and out of an abundance of caution, the parliamentary precincts and offices will be closed with immediate effect,” he said in a statement.
Fiji went a full year without recording any community cases until April, when a second wave of infections hit.
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Superyacht with Covid-19 denied entry to New Zealand, heads to Fiji
10 Mar, 2021 05:00 AM
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The vaccine rollout is aiming to reach 2 million Kiwis within four months with people at higher risk if they catch Covid-19 being the next in line behind border and healthcare workers.
The vaccine rollout is aiming to reach 2 million Kiwis within four months with people at higher risk if they catch Covid-19 being the next in line behind border and healthcare workers.
Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz
A billionaire-owned superyacht that was denied entry to New Zealand and instead travelled to Fiji had Covid-19 onboard.