Fijians have been warned that non-communicable diseases are a major contributing factor to Covid-19 mortality rates in the country.
According to the ministry of health at least 70 percent of Fijians who died from the coronavirus were suffering from chronic illnesses many of which where NCD related.
RNZ Pacific's correspondent in Suva, Lice Movono sat down with Fiji's Health Secretary Dr James Fong to talk about the impact of Omicron on vulnerable members of the community.
A typical street scene in Nadi, Fiji Photo: RNZ / Koroi Hawkins
