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Minister for Defence National Security and Policing and Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management Hon. Inia Seruiratu visited the three major designated containment borders within the Central Division today to personally acknowledge police officers for their service and sacrifices in serving on the frontline of Governments COVID-19 operations. Minister Seruiratu started his visit at the Wainadoi border before meeting with officers serving at the WATERPOL base in Draunibota and officers based at the Lami Police Station. He also visited officers based at the Fiji Police Academy in Nasova and the Transport Pool at Nasese Suva. As part of todays visit the Hon. Minister also personally visited officers currently based at the various Forward Command Base around Suva. While addressing the officers during the visit Hon. Seruiratu thanked the officers and also encouraged them to remain patriotic and loyal to the responsibility bestowed upon them by the country. We need to keep up with the tempo. There have been lots of criticisms and misinformation but I think for us we are all above this so lets keep up the good work he said. We have a big responsibility to get us through this. Fiji needs us. This is a very critical time and hopefully this will be over and done with soon. Lets also look out for one another The Hon. Minister urged the officers to observe all protocols in place and maintain their level of discipline and professionalism. Let not laxity and complacency creep into the system he added. Hon.Seruiratu also acknowledged the support by families of police officers currently on deployment for COVID-19 operations saying this had been a strong driving force in their participation in Governments containment efforts.