The two States of Natural Disaster that were declared at the height of STC Harold, alongside national COVID-19 containment efforts, have not been extended.
Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said as Fijians evacuated their communities and authorities dispatched to badly-hit regions during TC Harold, no case of coronavirus were recorded as a result of the storm.
“But as much as this feels like a moment of celebration – as it should – the end of these declarations does not mean Fiji is entirely rid of this virus,” Mr Bainimarama said.
“We still have Fijians in government-funded quarantine facilities who could yet develop the disease.
“As tight as our safety nets may be, there is always always a chance that an asymptomatic case has slipped through undetected. We have no evidence to suggest this is the case, but it is still a risk we must consider, because all it takes is one case, one super-spreader, to provoke a Fijian epidemic of COVID-19.”
