Mobile screening teams will be targeting the Makoi, Kinoya, Saru, and Raiwaqa areas over the next several days.
This is in response to the cluster related to the case of the 47-year-old case from the Raiwaqa Health Centre that was announced yesterday, and the case of the 35-year-old male from Saru, Lautoka, who presented with symptoms at Natabua health centre.
In tonight’s COVID-19 press briefing, Ministry of Health permanent secretary Dr James Fong said all 37 staff of the Raiwaqa Health Centre had tested negative.
He said following decontamination, they expect to re-open the facility to the public.
Dr Fong said the nurse had received her first dose of the vaccine.
He said everyone needed to complete the full dosage regime – two doses – to achieve full protection from the virus.
Dr Fong said their investigations had revealed that the nurse had installed the careFIJI app and kept it running while she was away from home and at work.
He said the nurse had informed them that she was diligent about mask-wearing.
“This is a positive sign, though we are still aggressively tracing her movements and identifying those she had contacted,” Dr Fong said.
“Her husband, who is case number 129, also had careFIJI installed, though, for the most part, he did not travel. He spent most days at home – which is a very good thing. By mostly staying home, it’s likely he’s cut off his own chain of transmission before it had a chance to begin.
“The couple reside together in Kinoya with no other household members. We have not linked either case to other patients. There are a few points of interest in the nurse’s travel history, but none are definitive as a source point of transmission.”
