Fiji hit a vaccination milestone on Saturday, making it fit for the country to ease Covid-19 restrictions and announce its reopening for international travel.
According to Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, 80 percent of the adult population received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
Therefore, the changes to the country’s virus restrictions will be announced on Sunday afternoon.
In a tweet, Bainimarama said “A full three weeks ahead of schedule! I’m grateful to everyone who’s rolled up their sleeves to help make Fiji safe.”
"I’ll announce the easing of Covid restrictions at home and our plan to reopen Fiji to the world,” he added.
Last month, officials said once the target was reached, the country would reopen travel for “green list” locations, including Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Singapore and parts of the United States.
Under the previously announced plan, visitors were required to be fully vaccinated and test negative for Covid-19 before departure.
After arriving in Fiji, the visitors would stay in designated zones where all contacts, from hospitality staff to tour operators, would be fully vaccinated.
The revival of tourism will help in containing rising poverty in the South Pacific nation of under one million people.
Before the arrival of the Delta variant in April, Fiji was free of Covid for a year.
However,the outbreak’s case numbers peaked in July with the country recording more than 1,200 new infections daily.
Only 40 cases were recorded on Saturday.
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