People coming into Lautoka City to shop for basic items and to pay bills - Reddy

Lautoka resident, Narayan Reddy says most of the shops in Lautoka City are closed but people can be seen lining up in front of supermarkets, pharmacies and in front of Energy Fiji Limited to pay bills.

He says people are doing their basic shopping but apart from that, Lautoka looks like a ghost town.

Reddy says there is minimal movement of people who are in masks.

He says one particular supermarket that is not allowing customers without masks into their premises are selling masks at the entrance while another supermarket is checking for the careFIJI app on people’s phones and if people do not have masks, they are selling it at the entrance as well.

The resident also says that they have received calls for help from people but he has explained to them that they are taking care of themselves and their family’s well-being.

Reddy says they will not be able to give food items to families but they can make arrangements with the supermarkets where they will prepay for groceries and the families can pick what they need from the supermarket.

He is urging people to take heed of the measures announced by the government.