Contact tracing stemming from the security company driver has identified 29 contacts – Dr Fong

Permanent Secretary for Health Dr.James Fong says the contact tracing stemming from case 190 (the security company driver) has identified 29 contacts.

He says none of these contacts have been confirmed as COVID-positive.

Dr.Fong says as of this morning, 63.7% of the Fijian population have been screened for COVID-like symptoms as well as travel histories that may have exposed them to the virus.

He adds screening will be conducted multiple times to effectively screen for COVID-like symptoms, and they ask that the public continue to cooperate with their screening teams and report to one of their 58 screening clinics across the country if they are experiencing any flu-like symptoms, such as fever, dry cough, fatigue, loss of appetite, loss of smell, or body ache.

There are now 65 active cases in isolation. Fiji has recorded 197 cases and four deaths in Fiji since recording our first case on March 19th 2020.