COVID-19: Fiji announces four new border cases

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The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has announced four new border cases of COVID-19.

The first case is a 35-year-old male who travelled from the United Kingdom and arrived in Fiji on flight NZ 952 from Auckland on December 24. The second and third cases are two others aged 25 and 27 years who arrived on flight GA 8250 from New Delhi on December 21.

The fourth case is a 55-year-old male who travelled from Mali and arrived on December 31 on flight NZ952 from Auckland.

Ministry of Health permanent secretary Dr James Fong said all four individuals tested positive during routine testing while undergoing mandatory quarantine.

He said they have been transferred to the isolation ward at the Lautoka hospital in accordance with the standard protocol for confirmed cases.

“We also have another positive case that is considered a historical case. It is unlikely that the 39-year-old is infectious, however, as a precaution, he has been transferred to the isolation ward at Lautoka hospital as per protocol,” Dr Fong said.

“The frontline border and quarantine staff who were directly involved with the cases have followed our standard infection prevention and control protocols, and will be monitored and tested as necessary.”

Fiji has a total of 53 cases since the first case was detected on March 19, with the last 35 cases detected in border quarantine and five presently active.

Dr Fong noted that with the increase in border quarantine cases and the concerns relating to the appearance of new strains of SARS-CoV-2 worldwide, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services and its agencies at the borders had made necessary adjustments to strengthen border quarantine and infection control protocol.

“… Therefore, these border quarantine cases pose zero risks to the health and wellbeing of the Fijian public.”

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