First COVID-19 Case Confirmed In Lautoka: Dr Waqainabete
"Our team is identifying all those who he was in contact with. There are no locally transmitted cases in Fiji, but we are vastly expanding containment measures. Details are being finalised now. More from @FijiPM coming soon."
Thursday 19 March 2020 | 12:08
Minister for Health and Medical Services Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete has confirmed that there is a single confirmed case of COVID-19 in Lautoka on his Twitter handle.
"There is a single confirmed case of COVID-19 in Lautoka that was imported from a patient who had recently traveled abroad. He was immediately isolated, where he remains under careful medical supervision."
He said his team are working to identify all those who he was in contact with the patient.
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"There are no locally transmitted cases in Fiji, but we are vastly expanding containment measures. Details are being finalised now."
Dr Waqainabete said Prime Minister will soon be elaborating on the issue.
There is a single confirmed case of COVID19 in Lautoka that was imported from a patient who had recently traveled abroad. He was immediately isolated, where he remains under careful medical supervision.
— Dr I Waqainabete (@Nadokoulu) March 19, 2020
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