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Fiji’s 9th COVID-19 patient yet to be questioned for breach of Public Health Amendment Act

Fiji’s 9th COVID-19 patient yet to be questioned for breach of Public Health Amendment Act

By Iva Danford
28/05/2020
Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho

Police are yet to interview the 54-year-old man from Soasoa in Labasa who returned from a religious gathering in India and spread COVID-19 to a few people in the country.

Investigators are still gathering statements from those who reside in Suva.

Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho also says the 27-year-old flight attendant from Lautoka who was the first confirmed COVID-19 case was questioned and released.

He says investigators are still waiting for more medical statements before proceeding.

According to the Public Health Amendment Act, a person faces upto $10,000 fine or 5 years imprisonment or both, for breaching the self-quarantine directives.

Fiji had 18 cases of COVID-19, 15 patients have recovered and 3 are still admitted in isolation facilities.

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