Two children are among 11 people who have died from Covid-19 in Fiji.
Health Secretary Dr James Fong said the children’s deaths showed a new picture of how the virus is spreading in the community.
“The death of a child is always terrible and sadly Covid-19 does not discriminate. Whilst we know children are at significantly lower risk of suffering severe Covid, unfortunately as we continue to see the virus spread in our community, we will see children being infected and some tragically dying from the virus.
“This is why I cannot reinforce enough that while Covid-19 vaccines are critically important, we must all continue to practise other Covid safety measures if we want to see a drop in cases in our community.
“This means wearing a mask properly, keeping a physical distance from others outside our household, washing our hands regularly and avoiding crowds.”
