Ministry: No confirmed COVID-19 case, 4 in isolation

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Minister for Health Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete (right) uses a thermal instrument to check the temperature of tourists at the Nadi International Airport. Picture: SUPPLIED

THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services last night reiterated there were no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Fiji.

However, the ministry confirmed four people were being monitored for COVID-19 in Fiji.

In a statement last night, the ministry said the four were in strict isolation and in stable condition while they awaited test results.

In light of this worldwide spread, the ministry stated that as an extra precaution, it had widened the case definition for suspected cases to include anyone with respiratory symptoms who had recently travelled to a country reported to have local transmission.

The ministry last night urged members of the public not to be alarmed.

Tourists queue up to be checked by the Minister for Health Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete at the Nadi International Airport. Picture: SUPPLIED

Meanwhile, the ministry has confirmed that a 15-month-old girl developed respiratory symptoms in Suva yesterday after arriving in Fiji from the United States of America.

According to the ministry, a 37-year-old Fijian woman returning from a trip to Italy was flagged with respiratory symptoms during a health screening at the Nadi International Airport yesterday, while a three-year-old Fijian boy and his mother, a 26-year-old Fijian woman, developed respiratory symptoms yesterday after returning from Bali and Singapore.

“Contact tracing has commenced for all four patients.

“We know that finding cases early and isolating them quickly is key to containing this disease.”

The ministry said as the symptoms of COVID-19 were very similar to many other respiratory illnesses (including the common cold and influenza) it was expected that with time the ministry would investigate more persons with the relevant travel history and symptoms related to COVID-19.

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