RELEASE COVID-19 Ops

Officers have been directed to arrest people found loitering in public places outside of the nationwide curfew hours.

This follows serious concerns received about people continuing to gather in numbers and are not adhering to physical distancing measures, particularly in public places.

Also with the announcement of the extension of school holidays for another two week period, parents and guardians must at all times ensure that their children are at home, and not loitering around places where they should not be.

The message about physical distancing and unnecessary gatherings has been reiterated time and time again by the Hon. Prime Minister and the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, and is clearly being taken lightly, hence the directive issued to the five Divisional Police Commanders this morning to start arresting and charging people for loitering outside the curfew hours of 10 pm to 5 am.

We must continue to take all necessary precautionary measures and I reiterate the words of the Hon. Prime Minister, where he stated that every person in Fiji should act as if anyone, anywhere could be a carrier of the virus, and for everyone to recognise that they have a role to play in defeating this virus for good.

COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho