Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says experts are telling them globally that even if tomorrow COVID-19 finishes off from the face of the earth or if a vaccine is developed, we won’t necessarily be able go back to the same tourism arrivals as we had prior to COVID-19 for the next two or three years.

Minister for Health Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete has confirmed the patient arrived in the country through a repatriation flight.

Tropica Island Resort is advising trade it will temporarily close for international arrivals until 31 March 2021 and will reopen on 1 April 2021.

South Sea Cruises has made the decision to further extend the temporary suspension of our operations through to 30 November 2020

Parliament has unanimously passed amendments to the Public Health Act to charge quarantine fees to foreigners entering Fiji under COVID-19 protocols.

Fiji has been identified as one of the safest places to travel when borders reopen.

THE re-emergence of COVID-19 in New Zealand and Australia will further delay the resumption of international travel to Fiji, said Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Ariff Ali.

Visitors to Fiji could soon have to pay for their quarantine costs under newly proposed Covid-19 protocols.