There is a single confirmed case of COVID-19 in Lautoka.
Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete has tweeted that the individual had recently traveled abroad.
He says the patient has been immediately isolated where he remains under careful medical supervision.
Dr Waqainabete says his team is also trying to identify all those who were in contact with him.
He says there are no locally transmitted case in Fiji but they are vastly expanding containment measures.
The Health Minister says they are finalizing the details.
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
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.
— Dr I Waqainabete (@Nadokoulu) March 19, 2020
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