COVID-19: New measures effective from today

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The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr James Fong. Picture: FT FILE

New measures come into place from today to fight against the rapid spread of COVID-19.

Ministry of Health and Medical Services Permanent Secretary Dr James Fong announced this last night.

  1. All unnecessary movements should stop. Please stay home as much as possible. Movement outside your home must only be for approved employment purposes, medical purposes or to get groceries. To facilitate this the curfew hours throughout the Western division will begin from 6 pm and end at 4 am.
  2. All movements from the Central Division to the Western Division will be assessed on a case by case basis and higher priority for approval will be given to those who have completed 14 days after the 2nd dose of the vaccine.
  3. All movements from the Viti Levu to the Northern Division and maritime islands will be assessed on a case by case basis and higher priority for approval will be given to those who have completed 14 days after the 2nd dose of the vaccine.

 

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