Fiji is sending blood and swab samples from two suspected cases of the Wuhan coronavirus to Australia for testing, as fears grow over a global pandemic.The patients, who are both Fiji citizens, are symptomatic and authorities wore full protection as an ambulance rushed the two into isolation at Nadi Hospital from a local health centre where they had sought treatment after arriving from China on Monday.
Posted on - 2020-02-04The Ministry of Fisheries in conjunction with the Ministry of Health continues to reassess potential Coronavirus risks through fishing vessels.
Both ministries are working with the border agencies in strengthening the protection measures in the fishing industry and companies.
Posted on - 2020-02-03The World Bank has poured cold water on the idea of a bridge linking all the inhabited islands of Samoa.The Samoa Observer reports an unnamed World Bank official saying the bank did not have any plans to support a proposal for a bridge recently broached by Finance Minister Sili Epa Tuioti in Parliament.
Posted on - 2020-02-03