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Police arrested 48 people over the last 24-hours for failing to wear a mask in a public place within a containment or lockdown zone.
Acting Commissioner of Police, Rusiate Tudravu said the 48 reports made up the majority of the 62 cases recorded for breach of health and curfew restrictions of which the Southern Division recorded 39 arrests.
AC/P Tudravu said 27 people including a 17-year old juvenile were arrested for failing to wear a mask along Grantham Road, Raiwai, Wailea Street and Fletcher Road, Vatuwaqa, Borete and Tiri Road, Nadawa, Qarase Road and Ratu Dovi Road in Nadera and along Narere Road.
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Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu issued the warning after 48 people were arrested in the last 24 hours for failing to wear a mask in a public place within a containment or lockdown zone.
He said 27 people, including a 17-year-old juvenile, were arrested for failing to wear a mask along Grantham Road, Raiwai, Wailea Street and Fletcher Road, Vatuwaqa, Borete and Tiri Road, Nadawa, Qarase Road and Ratu Dovi Road in Nadera and along Narere Road.
He said the rest were arrested for social gathering. Five men and two women were arrested from Mead Road, Nabua and in a separate case four men and a juvenile were arrested at Jittu Estate as they were all involved in a drinking party, Tudravu said.
Five men and two women were arrested from Mead Road, Nabua and in a separate case four men and a juvenile were arrested at Jittu Estate as they were all involved in a drinking party, Tudravu said. The Central Division recorded 18 arrests which included five women, 12 men and a 16-year old juvenile who were arrested within the Suva City area for failing to wear a mask, he said. The Eastern Division recorded three arrests along the Nakasi Road for failing to wear a mask while the Western Division recorded two reports for breach of curfew.
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More than 1000 people have been arrested for breaching the daily curfew restriction.
Fiji now has 4,496 active COVID-19 cases in isolation and 27 deaths from the deadly virus
We are also sadly seeing people with severe disease die at home or on the way to hospital - Dr Fong
Fiji now has 4,496 active COVID-19 cases in isolation and 27 deaths from the deadly virus
We are also sadly seeing people with severe disease die at home or on the way to hospital - Dr Fong
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Fiji now has 4,496 active COVID-19 cases in isolation and 27 deaths from the deadly virus.
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms there are 386 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 COVID-19 deaths to report for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am today.