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Fiji’s capital Suva goes into COVID-19 lockdown after superspreader event at funeral
Fiji’s capital Suva has entered a 14-day lockdown as the Pacific island nation battled to contain a COVID-19 spike following a “superspreader” funeral event.
Key points:
- The outbreak began with a soldier who worked at a quarantine facility
- A maid then exposed up to 500 people at a funeral
- About 100,000 people in Suva, Fiji’s capital, are now in lockdown
About 100,000 people in the city must stay in containment zones and non-essential businesses have been closed after the first community coronavirus cases in 12 months were detected.
A soldier contracted the virus at a quarantine facility and is believed to have transmitted it to a maid, who then exposed up to 500 people at a funeral.
The permanent secretary for health and medical services,…
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