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The Health Ministry has recorded 60 quarantine test results of concern from around 700 travellers to the North over the 7-day period from 20th to the 26th of October.
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says all 60 people were fully vaccinated and had tested negative prior to travel to the North.
He says from this 60, 10 cases are potentially infectious and are being isolated.
Dr. Fong says home quarantine measures have been activated for their primary contacts.
The Permanent Secretary adds a further 31 cases are considered non-infectious or at very low risk of being infectious while 19 cases were weakly positive however they are waiting for the repeat test results from the Fiji CDC laboratory while these individuals remain under home quarantine.
He highlighted the vaccination coverage for the North is more than 90% for the first dose and more than 75% for the second dose.
Dr Fong says the Northern Medical Team is working with the Commissioner Northern and Ministry of Economy on ration supply for people and family members on restricted movement protocol.
Dr. Fong has also confirmed they will be leading a team to go to the North together with the Community Engagement team from various ministries, on the 2nd of November to help to escalate the 2nd dose coverage, especially in Bua.
