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Editorial comment – Please stay home
It’s interesting that businesses in the Suva-Nausori corridor have welcomed the Ministry of Health’s decision to implement a total lockdown and restrict movement in their zone. Suva Retailers Association president Jetesh Patel said the lockdown...
17th May
Editorial comment – All for one, one for all
Every night for the past few weeks, we have been hearing permanent secretary for Health and Medical Services Dr James Fong pleading with us to stay home. If you do not have a reason to go out, then just stay home, he says. If you do have a valid reason to go out, then please...
16th May
Editorial comment – Let’s be united
It is encouraging to note that the Fiji Centre for Disease Control has been fully decontaminated and will resume processing COVID-19 tests. In his statement last night, the permanent secretary for Health and Medical Services Dr James Fong said all remaining staff have continued to test negative for COVID-19. None of the laboratory staff, he...
15th May
Editorial comment – Let’s do this!
As residents in Suva and Nausori go into total lockdown over the next few days until Wednesday morning, we are buoyed by the fact that the majority of Fijians are in tune with what is expected of them. They know what is required. They value the importance of why they must stay home. They understand...
14th May
Editorial comment – We must fight this together
It’s hard not to be enveloped by emotions when there is death. You could see it in the faces of permanent secretary for Ministry of Health and Medical Services Dr James Fong, and Dr Aalisha Sahukhan last night. It wasn’t difficult to spot the slight quiver in their voices. Overcome by the moment, by the...
13th May
Editorial comment – Panic buying reality
What took place on Tuesday in many parts of the Capital City shouldn’t have happened. But it did! There was mass panic brought about by rumours of an impending national lockdown. Where it stemmed from, whether via social media, or a news story, it is hard to tell. But there was chaos in some instances,...
12th May
Editorial comment – United we must move forward
Not too many people realise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Fijians until they see things for themselves. It’s difficult to appreciate this when you are far removed from the hardship thousands of Fijians are being forced to live with. For instance, there are no jobs for carrier drivers in Nadi Town. This may...
