Nadi gets another COVID-19 lockdown [1]
Monday, April 19, 2021 - 18:01
Nadi and Lautoka in Fiji have gone under lockdown this morning, April 19 after a border quarantine employee tested positive for COVID-19.
The 53-year-old woman contracted the virus within the quarantine facility in Nadi.
She had a travel history in Nadi and Lautoka. All members of her household have already gone into quarantine and they are awaiting the results of their Covid-19 tests.
The Fiji Ministry of Health announced a 24-hour curfew has been imposed within the lockdown area. Passenger travel out of the area by land, air, and sea has been suspended. Schools and businesses in the area have been closed.
Meanwhile, for the rest of Fiji the 11pm to 4am overnight curfew remains in place.
Fiji media reported that the country now has 72 cases of the coronavirus with five active, 65 recovered and two deaths reported.