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Suva, Nausori and Lami are now in one big containment zone known as the Lami-Nausori containment zone.
The borders were lifted at 4 o'clock this morning following the announcement by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama late last night.
Bainimarama says this means that the containment zone will now be bordered at Wainadoi at one end and Logani at the other while all other perimeters will remain the same.
The new Lami-Nausori containment zone will remain under a 6pm until 4am curfew.
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The Prime Minister says in the Lami-Nausori containment zone only essential businesses and businesses that meet the Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism, and Transport guidelines will be allowed to open.
He says business owners and managers will be accountable for ensuring that employees, customers, and visitors follow COVID-safe practices.
Bainimarama says the Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism, and Transport will announce a list of businesses that can resume work, including businesses that employ large numbers of people, businesses with strict overseas orders that must be filled, businesses that support socio-economic development, and some small businesses that support the most disadvantaged people in the country.
The Prime Minister says they have cut through the bureaucracy of securing approvals and get businesses that can operate within the ambit of our health restrictions open as soon and safely as possible.
He adds they will continue with consultations with various commercial and business organisations on specifics regarding some industries.
He stresses that in the Lami-Nausori zone high-risk businesses will remain closed.
