Fiji

Children aged between 15 and 17 years will be able to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Fiji, the Government said.

Thirty-one new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded on Fiji's remote island of Kadavu in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases there to 521.

Despite Covid-19 infections in the community since April this year, over 12,000 active cases, Fiji's Government is pressing ahead with its plan for quarantine-free travel with the world.

Border restrictions within Fiji's main island Viti Levu have been lifted but inter-island travel and the curfew will remain.

There have been 131 new community cases of Covid-19 reported in Fiji, the Health Ministry has revealed.

Villagers in Fiji's remote islands are being prevented from getting to their vegetable gardens and fishing grounds because of Covid-19 restrictions imposed by the health ministry.

The Pacific Islands Forum is asking if financing to combat climate change is on the right track.

More than 700 people living in Fiji's remote islands have been infected with Covid-19, health authorities said.

Five more people have died from Covid-19 in Fiji amid 179 new cases, health authorities said.

Fiji's battle against Covid-19 has been boosted with a $12-million support package from New Zealand.

A four-month-old infant has died from Covid-19 in Fiji, health authorities announced on Wednesday.

Fiji's Director of Public Prosecutions has been criticised for his decision to discontinue an investigation against a senior government official.