146 tested for COVID-19 - Sahukhan

146 tested for COVID-19 - Sahukhan

By Dhanjay Deo
Monday 23/03/2020
Dr. Aalisha Sahukhan

The Head of Health Protection at the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Dr. Aalisha Sahukhan says the one year two-month-old baby who has tested positive for COVID-19 developed fever on Saturday while he admitted in isolation in the Nadi Hospital.

Sahukhan says the baby is in a stable condition.

She says out of the 11 family members that are currently admitted in isolation in the Nadi Hospital, six were tested after they showed some symptoms of the virus.

The mother and the baby tested positive.

Sahukhan says they will continue to keep this family in isolation and will do further tests when needed.

Sahukhan also confirms that they have tested six other contacts of the flight attendant and all have tested negative.

She says 146 tests for COVID-19 have taken place so far and all are from around the country.

Sahukhan adds that they consider the passengers on the flights with the flight attendant to be at much lower risk than the direct family members but because they are exercising an abundance of caution, they need to contact every single passenger.

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