SUVA, Jun 7 (NNN-PIN) – Fiji’s Ministry of Health confirmed 83 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday.
Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Health, James Fong, said, the majority of these cases are from known clusters or areas already under containment or lockdown protocols, around the capital Suva.
Fong said, the cluster of greatest concern is at the Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital, where medical teams are going to great lengths to provide critical treatment, without exposing themselves and their patients to the virus.
He said, the hospital will become a full-time COVID-care facility.
A field hospital for the treatment of non-COVID patients in the vicinity of the CWM Hospital is being established, in conjunction with Fiji’s partners from Australia.
New clusters have been reported in Naitasiri province, and 11 of the 83 cases confirmed are of unknown origin and will be classified as cases of community transmission, until proven otherwise.
Fong said, they expect more hospitalisations as more severe cases of the disease are likely to develop over the next couple of days.
Currently, the Suva-Lami-Nausori containment zone in Suva, still maintains a curfew from 6:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m., while the western side of Viti Levu is under a curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. local time.– NNN-PIN
