A total of $10.2m has been paid out to around 205,000 Fijians as part of the $50 cash assistance by the government this week.

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services will no longer be providing home-based screening and swabbing services along the Suva to Nausori corridor.

Six deaths were reported by the Ministry of Health yesterday.

The national seven-day average daily test positivity is 12.5% and continues on an upward trend.

The services at the Raiwaqa Health Centre have been temporarily been suspended yesterday evening.

New Zealand stands ready to offer support and advice through their experience to help in the containment of the COVID-19.

The public is being advised that services at the Samabula Health Centre have temporarily been suspended today and will resume operation tomorrow.

Around 1092 household packs have been delivered to Fijians in the Qauia lockdown area.

The Fiji Women Crisis Center received over 2,000 phone calls since the second wave of the pandemic began.

The Turaga ni Koro of Somosomo Village on Gau Island in the Lomaiviti Group is putting in the hard yards to disseminate COVID-19 information and the ongoing vaccination program.

The increasing number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the Suva-Nausori containment zone is concerning.

The Suva City Council and the Suva Retailers Association are preparing to aid in Fiji’s economic recovery.