Fiji reports 23 new COVID-19 cases, 401 in total
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SUVA, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Fiji confirmed 23 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday night, bringing the total tally to 401 in the Pacific island nation.
The Fijian health ministry also reported additional 18 cases on Saturday.
Of the 41 new cases, 16 were from the Fiji Navy cluster, 12 from the Waila cluster, nine from the Narere cluster and two others from Nadi, Fiji's third largest city.
Fiji has reported 331 new infections since the second outbreak of COVID-19 started in April this year, with more than 60,000 tests being conducted.
The country now has 233 active cases with two in critical condition. A total of 164 people have recovered and four deaths have been recorded since the first confirmed case was reported in March last year.
The Permanent Secretary for the Health Ministry James Fong said the country was never COVID-free and it could only contain the virus.
No country is safe until every country is safe and for Fiji, nowhere is safe until everywhere is safe, he said, adding that more quarantine and isolation facilities are being built. He also urged all Fijians to accept these facilities in or near local communities as they are all safe.
The Suva-Lami-Nausori containment zone still maintains a curfew from 6:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. every day while the rest of the Viti Levu, Fiji's main island where Suva is located, started on Sunday a curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. every day. Enditem
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