The number of hotel workers under the South Pacific Tourism Organization is expected to drop drastically in the coming months due to COVID-19.

All 40 million residents in the state of California have been ordered to stay home to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

A number of people have caused disruptions at the Nadi/Lautoka border checkpoint with movement in and out of Lautoka City now restricted.

Banks around Fiji have started taking precautionary measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Samoan authorities have further tightened travel restrictions after announcing its first suspected case of coronavirus – a person who arrived in the country from New Zealand.

All district meetings for the province of Cakaudrove have been been put on hold.

Medical teams with the help of police and military personnel are looking for individuals who came into contact with Fiji’s first confirmed case of COVID-19.

All general practitioners in Fiji are capable of screening and identifying suspected case of COVID-19 says the Fiji Council of General Practitioners.

All civil servants are being advised to report to work.

Iranian authorities have provided shocking statistics showing the massive scale of the local Covid-19 outbreak.

A total of 91 schools in and around Lautoka are now closed until further notice.

The University of the South Pacific has closed its Lautoka campus until further notice.