Feakes reveals that Australia will provide more COVID-19 vaccines
Feakes reveals that Australia will provide more COVID-19 vaccines Friday 07/05/2021
Australian High Commissioner to Fiji John Feakes hands over AstraZeneca vaccines and other medical supplies to Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete.
Australia is committed to providing Fiji with more COVID-19 vaccines.
This was the message by the Australian High Commissioner to Fiji John Feakes while handing over the initial 10,000 AstraZeneca vaccines and other medical supplies to Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete.
Feakes says we are all in this together as New South Wales, Australia has also recorded community cases of COVID-19.
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Late last month Fiji ordered two of its largest cities into lockdown after the Pacific Island nation recorded its first cases of community transmission of COVID-19 since a handful of cases were identified early on in the pandemic.
With cases only reported in hotel quarantine in the past 12 months, the new community transmission caught many Fijian’s by surprise. Confirmed cases have risen steadily since a Fijian soldier was infected at a quarantine facility, with active cases jumping to 50 in the two weeks since. While seemingly trivial compared to the 400,000 recorded daily in India or the 300,000 cases recorded daily in the U.S. back in January, it’s a huge hit to a country that had high hopes of making it through the pandemic unscathed.
Aussie Donates $55 Million For COVID-19 Management Minister for Economy and Attorney-General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, and Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, John Feakes, signed the agreement in Suva under strict supervision of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services officials. by australian high commission
01 May 2021 15:37 Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, John Feake with the Minister for Economy and Attorney-General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum at the signing yesterday.
Photo: Department of Information
2021-04-30
The Fijian Government yesterday received an additional general budget support package of $55 mi
Talebula Kate
30 April, 2021, 6:33 pm
Fiji s Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, and Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, John Feakes after the signing today. Picture: FIJIAN GOVERNMENT
An additional general budget support package of $55million to assist the Fijian Government in their continued management of the impacts of COVID-19 was announced today by the Australian government.
This was after the signing of the agreement in Suva today by Fiji’s Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, and Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, John Feakes, under the strict supervision of Ministry of Health & Medical Services – Fiji officials.
According to a post on the Commission’s Facebook page, “the impacts of COVID-19 have taken a toll on both of our countries, our economies, and our livelihoods and we are pleased to be supporting the Fijian Government as they continue their commendable efforts to manage the current COVID-19 outbreak alongside the MHMS team”.
Fred Wesley
Image: THE FIJI TIMES
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Here are some stories that made the headlines in The Fiji Times’ edition for Saturday, May 1.
The big one on Page 1 obviously is on COVID-19. Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr James has urged residents of Suva and Nausori to stay home as they try to screen as many people as they can in areas of interest.
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Stay put at home!
THERE’S a lockdown that starts from 8pm on Friday and ends on Monday morning. It’s obviously not something we want, but it has to be done in the fight against the virus. We must contain our numbers. The fact that we have possible community transmission is a concern. That just adds to the commitment we must make to stay home. That’s one of the ways we can effectively suppress the spread of the virus, contain it and effectively deal with any new cases. Yesterday children and teenagers were still seen walking around in areas in and outside of the Capital City. The onus is on us all as parents an