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Containment measures continue in Fiji today as the country tries to trace hundreds of people who may have contracted Covid-19 over the weekend.
A new batch of Covid-19 vaccines arrive in Fiji.
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The government instituted a lockdown of two towns, shut down schools and recreation facilities and cancelled major national events.
Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama warned restrictions may escalate.
This follows confirmation that breaches at government-run quarantine facilities in the former tourist town of Nadi had led to Fiji s first community transmission in a year since Covid-19 hit the country.
As Fiji moves into a higher state of alert, Minister of Health Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete said the government would conduct a full investigation into how protocol breaches took place at the facilities.
In a statement, the health ministry said it was looking for third generation contacts of the two latest cases. As of early this morning, one of those first-generation contacts, a 53-year-old woman, has registered a positive Covid-19 test result. This woman worked in a border quarantine facility but has since entered public spaces. She resides in Nadi, with a travel history in Nadi and Lautoka. All members of her household have already been entered into quarantine. We are awaiting the results of their Covid-19 tests. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has continued to run Covid-19 tests on the first- and second-generation contacts identified through its contact tracing effort stemming from the border quarantine case announced yesterday.
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Fiji introduces âCare Fiji Commitmentâ programme for traveller safety By TBM Staff | Mumbai
In anticipation of Fijiâs borders re-opening to travellers, Fiji has introduced the âCare Fiji Commitmentâ which is a programme dedicated to enhanced safety, health and hygiene protocols to ensure the utmost safety of travellers to Fiji in a post COVID-19 world.
Although Fijiâs borders are currently still closed to international travellers, the introduction of the programme represents a destination-wide assurance that Fiji is ready to welcome travellers safely back to its shores upon re-opening.
Since the declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic, Fiji has made health and safety its top priority. Due to the countryâs quick and effective response to COVID-19, Fiji was able to contain the virus from a very early stage and mitigate any risk of outbreak within the islands. The governmentâ�