People receive temperature checking at the fever outpatient service in Lautoka, Fiji, April 2, 2020. Fiji confirmed on Tuesday one more new COVID-19 case, bringing the total number of such cases to 15. To curb the spread of COVID-19, Fiji has taken strict measures including the lockdown of capital city of Suva, a nationwide curfew and the suspension of international and domestic flights. (FIJI SUN/Handout via Xinhua)
SUVA, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Fiji confirmed on Tuesday one more new COVID-19 case, bringing the total number of such cases to 15.
In a televised speech on Tuesday, Fiji's Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said the 33-year-old man is the husband of a woman who earlier tested positive to the virus.
All of the 15 patients remain in stable condition.
Fiji reported its first COVID-19 case in Lautoka, the nation's second largest city, on March 19 and the Fijian government then decided to lock down the city until Tuesday.
The lockdown in Lautoka was lifted on Tuesday, but the prime minister stressed that the lifting of the lockdown in the city does not mean life is going back to normal.
The 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. nationwide curfew applies everywhere including Lautoka, Bainimarama said, adding that police officers are stepping up surveillance in Lautoka from Tuesday to make sure no one takes this as an opportunity to skirt any of the restriction directives.
To curb the spread of COVID-19, Fiji has taken strict measures including the lockdown of capital city of Suva, a nationwide curfew and the suspension of international and domestic flights.
