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There were a lot of interesting developments today in the Capital City of Suva.
The announcement that the country’s top three doctors in charge of our COVID-19 fight are now working from home as a precautionary measure would have been met with great interest.
The permanent secretary for Health and Medical Services, Dr James Fong, announced that we have 35 new cases since the last daily update yesterday. All the cases, he said in his press statement at 7.50pm, are from the Suva-Nausori containment zone.
One is a case from the Navy cluster that was reported last night.
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Fred Wesley
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As the numbers continue to go up in terms of new cases, we must stay focused.
Here are some stories that made the headlines in The Fiji Times’ edition for Saturday, May 8.
The big one on Page 1 is obviously going to be on COVID-19.
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Nurses on lockdown
NURSES who are locked down inside the Lautoka Hospital are having sleepless nights, worried about the welfare of family members at home. Many did not have time to pass on bank cards to family members when the lockdown was enforced. Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr James Fong said there were strategies in place to ensure the families of health workers were taken care of.
Fred Wesley
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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