Wayne O'Connor, Fiji's COVID-19 liaison officer, said the extended squad has been jabbed using AstraZeneca vaccines as part of the global Covax programme. 

O'Connor added that Team Fiji's doctor is currently co-ordinating with the country's Ministry of Health on the timing for the second doses, as well as the mandatory COVID-19 tests prior to departure for Japan.

According to the latest Tokyo 2020 playbooks, anyone travelling to Tokyo 2020 has to have two negative COVID-19 test results prior to leaving.

The first test needs to be administered 96 hours before travel and the second 72 hours before.

All participants need to produce an authentic certificate of COVID-19 testing on a form approved by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, and released by the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee.

A positive result will mean the athlete will be refused entry into Japan.

Fiji's team is scheduled to depart for the Games on July 8.

In his meetings with national federations, O'Connor reminded every squad member to take extra precautions within a safe "bubble".

He said the current lockdowns in Fiji, while hampering athlete training, have been ideal for practicing the safety measures as outlined in the playbooks.

They will be the same countermeasures imposed on all participants while in Japan.

Fiji won its first Olympic medal of any colour when the men's rugby sevens team won gold at Rio 2016.

The Pacific nation will bid to defend the crown in Tokyo.