Bula vinaka everyone.
Here is another edition of some basic information you may need to know for today.
First, here is your weather forecast for today:
Weather
- A weak trough of low pressure remains slow moving over Fiji and is expected to linger around the group till the later tomorrow.
- The associated cloud and showers affect the eastern and northern parts of the country.
- Meanwhile a moist northeasterly wind flow is prevails over the Fiji group.
- Forecast to midnight tomorrow for the Fiji group: For land areas of Lau and Lomaiviti groups, Macuata, Cakudrove and northern Bua, Taveuni and nearby smaller islands, Yasawa and mamanuca groups and Kadavu: Expect northeasterly winds with average speeds of 45km/hr and gusts upto 55km/hr.
- Rough seas.
- For the rest of Fiji: Moderate to fresh northeasterly winds gusty at
- Moderate to rough seas.
- Occasional showers over the Northern division becoming some showers
- from tomorrow night.
- Cloudy periods with some showers over the eastern parts of Viti Levu
- [Navua-Lami-Suva-Nausori-Tailevu area], Yasawa, Mamanuca, Lau and Lomaiviti groups. Elsewhere, fine apart from afternoon or evening showers.
- Isolated afternoon or evening thunderstorms with heavy falls expected.
- Localised heavy falls may lead to flash flooding of low lying and flood prone areas.
- Outlook for Monday : Some showers over the Northern Division, eastern parts of Viti Levu [Navua-Lami-Suva-Nausori-Tailevu area], Cakaudrove and southern Bua, Yasawa, Mamanuca, Lau and Lomaiviti groups.
- Elsewhere, fine apart from afternoon or evening showers.
- Isolated afternoon thunderstorms with heavy falls expected.
COVID-19 daily press briefing
- The Permanent Secretary of Health and Medical Services will issue updated statements – this can be accessed via the Fijian Government FB page.
COVID-19 vaccination
- Stay alert and monitor radio announcements and check the Government’s Facebook page to get the updated schedule of the mobile vaccination teams in your communities.
General information
- Albert Park Criterium 6.30am at Albert Park Pavilion
- Badminton Fiji Inter Club Comp 2023 9am at Vodafone arena, Suva
- FNU Nadroga Navosa Serua Students Association Welcoming Service Semester 1 2023 3pm FNU Nasinu Campus
EFL Planned Power Shutdown
- Part of Queen’s Road from Saunaka to Namotomoto, Nadi – 6am to 6pm
- Part of Nadi Back Road, Nadi – 6am to 6pm
- Sigatoka – 7.30am to 5.30pm
- Waidravia Settlement, Makoi – 8am to 6pm
Editor’s movie picks:
- Shehzada 2:10pm, 8:30pm at Life Cinema Lautoka; 10:50am, 5:15pm at Life Cinema Nadi; 11.00am, 2:05pm, 8:25pm at Life Cinema Nakasi; 2:00pm, 8:20pm at life Cinema Labasa
- Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania – 12.10pm, 3pm, 6pm, 8.50pm at Village 6, Suva
COVID-19
Health Ministry advice:
- People with severe COVID-19 are still dying at home, or are coming to a medical facility in the late stages of severe illness.
- Severe COVID-19 is a medical emergency, and a delay in receiving appropriate medical treatment reduces your chance of recovering from the disease. You are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 if you are over the age of 50 or have a non-communicable disease or chronic disease like diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, kidney disease, or if you are obese or pregnant.
- If you are at high risk of severe disease and have any symptoms of COVID-19 such as a cough, runny nose, fever, sore throat, body ache, headache, loss of taste/smell – please come to your nearest screening clinic to be checked and tested by our medical teams.
- The severe symptoms of COVID-19, include the following: – Difficulty breathing; – Persistent pain or pressure in the chest; – Severe headache for a few days; – New confusion, inability to wake or stay awake; – Pale, gray, or blue-coloured skin, lips or nail beds.
Source: MOHMS
On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE). This decision was based on the evidence presented to the TAG-VE that Omicron has several mutations that may have an impact on how it behaves, for example, on how easily it spreads or the severity of illness it causes. Here is a summary of what is currently known.
Current knowledge about Omicron
Researchers in South Africa and around the world are conducting studies to better understand many aspects of Omicron and will continue to share the findings of these studies as they become available.
Transmissibility: It is not yet clear whether Omicron is more transmissible (e.g., more easily spread from person to person) compared to other variants, including Delta. The number of people testing positive has risen in areas of South Africa affected by this variant, but epidemiologic studies are underway to understand if it is because of Omicron or other factors.
Severity of disease: It is not yet clear whether infection with Omicron causes more severe disease compared to infections with other variants, including Delta. Preliminary data suggests that there are increasing rates of hospitalization in South Africa, but this may be due to increasing overall numbers of people becoming infected, rather than a result of specific infection with Omicron. There is currently no information to suggest that symptoms associated with Omicron are different from those from other variants. Initial reported infections were among university students—younger individuals who tend to have more mild disease—but understanding the level of severity of the Omicron variant will take days to several weeks. All variants of COVID-19, including the Delta variant that is dominant worldwide, can cause severe disease or death, in particular for the most vulnerable people, and thus prevention is always key.
Source: WHO
