More than 1,300 COVID-19 tests done in Fiji

More than 1,300 COVID-19 tests have been done in Fiji.

This was confirmed by the Minister for Health Ifereimi Waqainabete who says that Fiji’s COVID-19 positive rate is 1.4 percent.

Waqainabete says Fiji’s testing capacity has increased remarkably because the Fiji Centre for Disease Control is here and the freight flights through Fiji Airways is able to bring the re-agents needed for testing.

He says Fiji’s testing capability is much more than the World Health Organization’s criteria in terms of what we need to do to test the population.

Fiji has 4 active COVID-19 cases, where 14 out of the 18 cases have recovered.

Waqainabete says the active cases are all in stable condition.