Four ambulances, medical equipment and PPE were donated by St John NZ to Fiji after a request for aid. Photo: SuppliedFour all-terrain ambulances from Otago, medical equipment and PPE donated by St John New Zealand to their Fijian counterparts were handed over by NZ High Commissioner Jonathan Curr on Monday. Rear Admiral Viliame Naupoto, the St John Council representative, and St John Fiji CEO Emma Bovoro welcomed the ambulances, two from Queenstown and one each from Glenorchy and Wanaka, and supplies at a ceremony in Suva. Fiji is battling widespread Covid-19 infections with 603 new cases recorded to 8am Monday morning, bringing the total active cases to 24,420. St John New Zealand responded to a request from Fiji in July for assistance amid growing Covid-19 numbers as the pandemic rages across the Pacific island nation.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 10, 2021 01:07 UTC