WELLINGTON: Fiji's leader is urging people to get vaccinated as the island nation contends with a devastating outbreak of the delta variant of the coronavirus.
Relative to its population of less than 1 million people, Fiji's outbreak is currently among the worst in the world.
Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said the nation's mission was to vaccinate 80% of adults by the end of October.
About 47% of Fijians have had at least one vaccination dose.
He said 'lies, misinformation, and unholy insanity' about the vaccine were endangering people. Fiji has reported a record 1,285 new cases in its latest daily update.
It has reported 193 deaths since the outbreak began in April.
Fiji has also reported a further 101 deaths of COVID-19-positive patients that it's not classifying as coronavirus deaths because the patients had underlying conditions.
Before the April outbreak, Fiji had recorded just two COVID-19 deaths.
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