Crew members of an inter-island shipping company are under investigation for allegedly breaching health protocols by engaging in a social gathering with villagers in Kadavu.
Police confirm the alleged incident occurred in Solovola Village in Ravitaki on the 17th of this month.
According to Police, crew members allegedly breached protocols when they disembarked the vessel and entered the village to drink kava with villagers.
The village is now on lockdown as they await test results of swabs taken.
Police investigations continue.
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