Tag: Coronavirus

RNZ Pacific The head of the Fiji's defence force has rejected claims by opposition MPs in Parliament this week and has called for an apology...

RNZ Pacific Fijian authorities have confirmed 28 new cases of Covid-19, taking the total number of active cases to 349. The Ministry of Health said last...

EDITORIAL: The Fiji Times As the number of Fiji's covid-19 positive cases continues to rise, there is obvious discomfort and great concern among many Fijians. This...

By Michael Field of The Pacific Newsroom Fiji stands on the edge of covid-19 disaster because some 50 navy officers blatantly broke quarantine rules to...

COMMENT: By Fred Wesley, editor-in-chief, The Fiji Times Bula. The big announcement last night must be a very firm reminder for us all in Fiji about...

By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva Forty six people from Fiji's central division where the capital Suva is located, have covid-19 taking the...

RNZ Pacific Ten percent of Papua New Guineans confirmed to have been infected with covid-19 are health workers, while the death toll from the pandemic...

By Antonio Sampaio in Dili Timor-Leste today registered 172 more cases of covid-19 infection with the majority in Dili - passing the barrier of 5000...

By Timoci Vula in Suva Fiji has recorded its second death from the current outbreak of covid-19 while reporting four more new positive cases -...

By Talebula Kate in Suva Given the rapidly rising number of contacts stemming from new Fiji cases of covid-19 in the Suva-Nausori area, a full...

RNZ News An international panel co-chaired by former prime minister Helen Clark is calling for urgent reform of the world's pandemic preparedness. In its review, the...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Fijians have been advised to remain calm as "ample notice" will be given should a situation in Fiji warrant a total...

By Antonio Sampaio in Dili The Timor-Leste health authorities have registered a total of 126 new infections with SARS-CoV-2 in the last 24 hours, almost...

ANALYSIS: By Adam Taylor, Griffith University A covid-19 vaccine from French company Valneva has yet to complete clinical trials. But it has caught the eye...

By Talebula Kate in Suva After 1616 tests in the past 24 hours, Fiji’s Ministry of Health and Medical Services has reported three new cases...

By Timoci Vula in Suva Fiji has today reported seven new cases of covid-19 and all are locally transmitted cases. These were confirmed after 1349...

By Timoci Vula in Lautoka, Fiji Fiji's Lautoka Hospital is now closed to members of the public after a new positive case announced last night...

By Geraldine Panapasa in Suva Information as a public good is a powerful theme for this year’s World Press Freedom Day and serves as a...

ANALYSIS: By Sukhmani Khorana, Western Sydney University In the past five years, the number of overseas-born migrants from India grew more than any other group...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Journalists are fearful that increased harassment, abuse and violence directed towards them during the covid-19 pandemic could become the new normal,...

By Talebula Kate in Suva Fiji has reported no new case of coronavirus infection after the screening of 7560 Fijians and 1212 tests conducted by...

By Thierry Lepani in Port Moresby Only seven governors out of Papua New Guinea's 21 provinces and Bougainville attended a meeting in the capital Port...