No confirmed Novel Coronavirus cases in Fiji

Good news as there are no confirmed Novel Coronavirus cases in Fiji.

Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete has confirmed that the test results of the two Fijian citizens who were placed in isolation at the Nadi Hospital after their arrival into Fiji from Guangdong in China, has come back negative.

There is No Confirmed Case of Coronavirus in Fiji.
The 2 Fiji nationals who had been isolated have negative tests and cleared.

— Dr I Waqainabete (@Nadokoulu) February 7, 2020

However, Doctor Waqainabete says a foreign national is currently in isolation in Nadi after contacting the Health Ministry that he has a fever.

The foreign national had come in from Mainland China nine days ago and contacted the Health Ministry after seeing the contact number in the health declaration information card.

 

 

 

 

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With the PS for Health and our Chief Medical Advisor; we had a teleconference with WHO and other PICs. We have to ensure we are practicing Best Practice guidelines

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The Health Minister confirms the man was not in Wuhan or Hubei.

The person’s test result is expected back within the next few days.

Figure 1. Countries, territories or areas with reported confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV, 7 February 2020

Table 1. Confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease reported by provinces, regions and cities in China, 7 February 2020

Table 2. Countries, territories or areas with reported confirmed 2019-nCoV cases and deaths. Data as of 7 February 2020