Two More COVID-19 Cases Announced

Health and Medical Services Permanent Secretary, Doctor James Fong, in his daily press briefing announced:

• The one of concern is country’s 110th patient; He is a 53-year old caretaker of the Ra Provincial Office, and he showed symptoms of COVID – in this case, body aches
• Police have also established Naiserelagi Village, Nanukuloa Village and Dokonavatu Settlement as containment zones
• 50 primary and secondary contacts were identified and screened for fever and symptoms
• All households in Nanukuloa Village, Naiserelagi Village and Dokonavatu Settlement have been advised to stay home until further notice
• The second case is: A 25-year old male who had stayed at the house of the lady from Makoi, our 95th case
• He stayed in Makoi from 12th to 19th of April and he went to Vunimono, Nausori, where he was retrieved and swabbed n 1128 tests per day are being done now
• All passes to facilitate movement across containment zones will be issued by Ministry of Health and Medical Services.

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