Health checks being carried out in Fiji earlier this year in an effort to combat Covid-19 Photo: Facebook / Fiji governmentTravel is restricted to New Zealand from Fiji this weekend. There are more than 24,000 active cases of Covid-19 in Fiji and at least 330 deaths, since the outbreak began in April. Fiji is now considered "very high risk," to New Zealand and from midnight Sunday, only New Zealand citizens, their partners and children, will be able to travel there from Fiji under certain conditions. Meanwhile, Fiji's former Health Minister Dr Neil Sharma said it was unlikely the move would influence Fiji to go into lockdown. Other countries considered very high risk by the New Zealand government include India, Brazil, Pakistan and Papua New Guinea.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 14, 2021 21:38 UTC