Record 166 new Covid cases in Fiji; community spread now 'broad'
A 77-year-old man has also died from Covid in Suva, authorities say.
A 77-year-old man has also died from Covid in Suva, authorities say.
The diesel mechanic was believed to have been working on a forklift when he was killed.
Friends and family preparing for the funeral of mechanic killed by tornado.
Fiji has recorded 1578 cases since the latest outbreak started in April 2021.
Ninety-three of the new cases are linked to existing clusters, health boss says.
Pacific nation asks Australia for help as its coronavirus outbreak goes from bad to worse.
'People's jobs may never return ... I cannot allow that to happen and I will not.'
Isolation centres are full, people are dying - and the govt's own taskforce is infected.
Family of van driver killed in a horror crash at Ashburton shares road safety plea.
Three senior members of Fiji's Ministry of Health have tested positive for Covid-19.
At least 10 doctors from a Nadi clinic are in quarantine after 'swab demonstration class'.
The number of active coronavirus cases in Fiji now stands at 223.
Mystery still surrounds the decision of some crew to jump overboard.
Fijian police are still questioning crew members.
Latest cases 'visited well-known shops, grocery stores and other commercial facilities'.
Five crew still missing after jumping ship without lifesaving gear amid beheading claims.
Fijian police are investigating what is said to have been a horrific incident on a vessel.
Nine more cases revealed as officials announce 24-hour curfew.
Fiji's Government has deployed a multi-agency response to face the Covid-19 outbreak.
One of Fiji's new Covid cases is a man who flew via Auckland.
The death is Fiji's third, as the nation confronts fears of a wider outbreak.
Officials race to screen residents in areas where Covid is thought to be spreading.
Pacific nation has now 28 locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases.
Initial investigation shows one new case was causing greater concern.
Fijian officials confirmed the country's latest coronavirus cluster is the Indian variant.
New Zealand is poised to help India, where Covid-19 is starting to cripple the country.
It is the country's biggest number of cases in a single day.
Fiji's Central Division - including the capital, Suva - is in lockdown from today.