Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama rubbishes misleading and unverified information about the COVID-19 vaccine, especially on social media.

An additional 70,000 Australian-manufactured COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccines has arrived in Nadi tonight.

The Health Ministry has confirmed it is expanding its reach and securing additional space to be used as isolation facilities for COVID-19 positive patients.

The Tanoa Skylodge in Nadi has begun operating as a quarantine facility.

The first few weeks of the Wainadoi border closure increased business activity in Navua, but some businesses are now experiencing a downturn.

A non-government organization has partnered with the Serua/Namosi province to provide for people without jobs, facing difficulties or in isolation.

56 percent of the target population has received at least one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, while 9.7 percent are now fully vaccinated.

88 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours for failure to wear a mask in a public place within a containment or lockdown zone.

The COVID-19 vaccination drive-through centres at Albert Park in Suva and the Fiji National University Nasinu Campus will remain open until 5.30 pm.

Fiji has 791 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths to report for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday.

The Ministry of Health is requesting the public who were present at the MPAISA Booth in Navua Town between 12 and 3pm on Tuesday to call 158 or 9985956.

Serious concerns have been raised in the manner in which passes are being issued to people travelling from a containment area to a non-containment area like Navua.