We may have to lengthen the current 4 days lockdown to get all the data required before planning a targeted prolonged lockdown – Dr Fong

Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says it will require a longer course of lockdown if we are to eliminate COVID-19 from Viti Levu however they are using the initial 4 days lockdown to understand the data on what is happening in Viti Levu.

While responding to a question during the virtual press conference, Doctor Fong says they may lengthen the current four days lockdown to get all the data but they will also focus on a prolonged targeted lockdown based on the data and also weigh up the socio-economic ills.

Doctor Fong says they hope to get the Fiji Centre for Disease Control tests underway again, collate the data, and then move forward with a targeted approach.

Doctor Fong also clarified whenever they do a short lockdown, the main idea is to stop whatever case is out there from moving and to swab them.

He says they then identify the positive cases and isolate them.