Bula vinaka everyone.
Here is another edition of some basic information you may need to know for today.
First, here is your weather forecast for today:
Weather
- Fine weather over most places apart from brief showers over the interior and eastern parts of the larger islands (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni and Kadavu), and the Lau and Lomaiviti group
- Moderate Southeast winds
- Moderate seas
- Outlook for Wednesday: Some showers over the eastern parts and interior of the larger islands (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu and Taveuni and Kadavu)
- Fine apart from isolated afternoon or evening showers elsewhere.
COVID-19 daily press briefing
- The Permanent Secretary of Health and Medical Services will issue an updated statement every night – this can be accessed via the Fijian Government FB page.
COVID-19 vaccination
- Stay alert and monitor radio announcements and check the Government’s Facebook page to get the updated schedule of the mobile vaccination teams in your communities.
General information
EFL Planned Power Shutdown
Part of Princess Rd and part of Sawani-Serea Rd – 8am-6pm
Sigatoka (Vunaqoru) – 9am-12pm
Sigatoka (Koroua) – 1pm-4pm
Korolevu – 8.30am-4.30pm
Vatuwaqa – 8am-5pm
Labasa – 8.30am-4.30pm
Vuci, Korociriciri, Raralevu, Nausori – 8am-5pm
Wainibuku – 8am-5pm
Narere Rd – 8am-5pm
Savusavu – 8.30am-4.30pm
Votualevu, Nadi – 9am-4.30pm
Johnson Rd, Lautoka – 8am-5pm
Tabataba Rd, Ba – 9am-4.30pm
Nadarivatu – 10am-4.30pm
Entertainment
Check out this week’s entertainment suggestions on Netflix.
Series
- The Umbrella Academy
- Tiger King
- Ratched
- Cobra Kai
- Ozark
Movies
- Beckett
- Ferris Buller’s Day Off
- Inception
- He’s all that
- Sweet Girl
COVID-19
Health Ministry advice:
- People with severe COVID-19 are still dying at home, or are coming to a medical facility in the late stages of severe illness.
- Severe COVID-19 is a medical emergency, and a delay in receiving appropriate medical treatment reduces your chance of recovering from the disease. You are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 if you are over the age of 50 or have a non-communicable disease or chronic disease like diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, kidney disease, or if you are obese or pregnant.
- If you are at high risk of severe disease and have any symptoms of COVID-19 such as a cough, runny nose, fever, sore throat, body ache, headache, loss of taste/smell – please come to your nearest screening clinic to be checked and tested by our medical teams.
- The severe symptoms of COVID-19, include the following: – Difficulty breathing; – Persistent pain or pressure in the chest; – Severe headache for a few days; – New confusion, inability to wake or stay awake; – Pale, gray, or blue-coloured skin, lips or nail beds.
Source: MOHMS