There is no need for a state of emergency to be declared, Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama told Parliament yesterday.
He was responding to SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula’s request for Government to look at the option of declaring a state of emergency because of the current situation and the rise in number of COVID-19 cases recorded daily.
In response, Mr Bainimarama said it was within the ambit of the Ministry of Health whether it was necessary to take that option. “There is no need to declare a state of emergency,” he said.
He said they were also working with district representatives in all the provinces in Fiji to ensure COVID-19 health restrictions were followed.
He said 44 isolation communities were set up within the four divisions across the country and he had been receiving updates about the progress on the ground through social media.
SODELPA MP Mitieli Bulanauca said it was also important that village heads and district representatives were informed about the symptoms of COVID-19.
