People who operate high risk businesses from home for their customers will be arrested

Police are stressing that high risk businesses cannot operate anywhere in the country as part of the COVID-19 health restrictions and people cannot provide the same services like hair, beauty and massage from home for customers.

Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says high-risk businesses include gyms, movie theatres, video gaming shops, cyber cafes, taverns, bars, billiard shops and amusement arcades, as well as hairdressers, barbershops, spas, beauty therapy, massage therapy venues, saunas and tattoo parlours.

Doctor Fong says the nature of these businesses means they cannot operate with proper COVID-safe protocols, including enforced physical distancing of two metres.

He says they should all be closed everywhere in Fiji.

Acting Police Commissioner, Rusiate Tudravu says people will be arrested if they are caught operating these businesses or providing the same services for customers from their home.