Australians in Fiji return home as COVID-19 outbreak worsens, Suva to go into lockdown
A group of Australians have been flown out of Fiji as a lockdown in the capital looms and COVID-19 cases continue to grow. Key points: More than 30 Australian citizens and permanent residents have left Fiji this week One Australian told the ABC she managed to secure a flight home before the coronavirus outbreak escalated A Sydney mother says she has not seen her seven-year-old son for 14 months because she has been stranded in Fiji More than 25 new coronavirus cases were reported this week in the Pacific nation, prompting the government to put capital Suva and the nearby town of Nausori into a short lockdown from tonight until Wednesday morning. "I had to stay in Fiji, I had to give birth there as well and ever since then I've been trying to get me and my son back to Australia," Ms Naivaludua said. Zed Seselja, Minister for International Development and the Pacific, said the Australian government would provide additional assistance to Fiji, after sending 10,000 vaccines to the Pacific nation last week. "We're anticipating that we'll see another 10,000 doses going to Fiji from Australia in the next couple of days," Mr Seselja said.
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