28 year old man now confirmed to have COVID-19 virus after testing positive today

COVID-19 Health

28 year old man now confirmed to have COVID-19 virus after testing positive today - Dr. Sahukhan

By Semi Turaga

24/03/2020

Head of Health Protection Doctor Aalisha Sahukhan

32 people were tested for COVID-19 at the Fiji Centres for Disease Control this morning and the sample of the 28-year-old man who is now confirmed to have the virus was the only one that came back positive.

Head of Health Protection Doctor Aalisha Sahukhan says 179 people have been tested for COVID-19 since the end of January at the Fiji Centres for Disease Control.

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