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At least seven people were taken to hospital Fiji after drinking cocktails at the popular resort bar during the weekend.
Four Australian women, two American women and one Fijian woman, aged 18 to 56, were hospitalized for suspected alcohol poisoning on Saturday night.
One of the Australians56, was under constant hospital observation, while the other, 19, experienced “serious medical episodes”. The other two, aged 49 and 18, were in critical but less serious condition.
Fiji’s police and health ministry worked tests and toxicological tests to determine the cause of poisoning.
The victims allegedly drank cocktails at the Warwick Fiji resort on the Coral Coast and soon developed nausea, vomiting and “neurological symptoms”.
The country’s government insisted that the episode was “extremely isolated”.
Incident of six tourists died of alcohol poisoning in the Southeast Asian country of Laos last month.
“We do not yet have the cause of the incident, but our team is currently investigating,” said Jemesa Tudrava from the Ministry of Health, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He said police were conducting separate toxicology tests as part of their investigation.
Viliame Gavoka, the deputy prime minister, said all seven guests were taken to Lautoka Hospital for “medical care, investigation and management”.
“We are glad to hear that they are stable and we hope that their conditions will continue to improve,” the minister said in a statement. “This is an extremely isolated incident affecting only these seven patrons at a particular bar in the neighborhood.”
“As we approach the festive season, we always advise everyone to exercise the usual caution about what they consume,” Mr Gavoka said.
Australia, meanwhile, has warned travelers to Fiji to look out for the potential risks of “drinking and methanol poisoning” when consuming alcoholic beverages.
The Warwick Fiji resort previously said it was operational despite the hospitalisations. “We have nothing to disclose as the resort is under investigation,” the resort’s front desk said in a statement. BBC.
The establishment said that they take this issue “very seriously” and are “conducting a thorough investigation.” They were waiting for a “test results report” from the health ministry to “collect all the necessary information”.