Australia based Aspen Medical will take over operations at the Lautoka Hospital by the end of May.

The government will be expanding the private General Practitioners programme.

People living in leptospirosis and typhoid hotspot areas should seek medical assistance immediately if they encounter one or more symptoms of climate-sensitive diseases.

Fijians are being urged to be aware of the symptoms associated with Leptospirosis, Typhoid, Dengue and Diarrhea (LTDD) cases.

131 suspected cases of leptospirosis and 8 suspected cases of typhoid have been treated in the Ra province so far.

The Ministry of Health has recorded 26 new COVID-19 cases since the last update.

The Ministry of Health has reported four new deaths due to leptospirosis and one death due to typhoid.

The Ministry of Health has reported 15 new cases of COVID-19.

The Permanent Secretary of Health together with senior advisory managers are currently visiting the Ra sub-division to speculate on the current rising cases of leptospirosis in the division.

The Ministry of Health has recorded 15 new cases of COVID-19 of which three cases were recorded on Thursday and 12 new cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8 am yesterday.

The Ministry of Health is anticipating dengue fever cases in the Western Division to increase further.

A total of 560 field latrines have been installed in villages and settlements across Vanua Levu with more to be rolled out soon.