Fiji heading for disaster, says opposition leader

The leader of Fiji’s opposition National Federation Party says the government’s strategy for Covid-19 is leading the country to disaster. Fiji announced a record 105 cases on Sunday night with the national tally since April now more than 1000. But Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said a lockdown of the main island, Viti Levu, would be too drastic a measure. He said this would lead to higher unemployment. But NFP leader Biman Prasad, a professor of economics, said the government had not learnt from the overseas experience with Covid-19.