TY - JOUR
T1 - A Retrospective Observational Study of COVID-19 Mortality at a Referral Hospital in Fiji
AU - Hammad, Karen
AU - Chandra, Yogeshni
AU - Taito, Rigamoto
AU - Naidu, Manisha
AU - Dean, Ayesha
AU - Samsioni, Yvette
AU - Vukivukiseru, Mara
AU - Ranse, Jamie
PY - 2024/5
Y1 - 2024/5
N2 - The first COVID-19 case in Fiji was a 29-year-old who presented to a hospital on March 18, 2020 with respiratory symptoms. They were immediately isolated until April 22, 2020 following a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result. For the next 13 months, Fiji reported isolated cases of COVID-19 from returning citizens.1 A year later, on April 19, 2021, the first case of community transmission was identified in the Western division, due to a breach in quarantine.1,2
AB - The first COVID-19 case in Fiji was a 29-year-old who presented to a hospital on March 18, 2020 with respiratory symptoms. They were immediately isolated until April 22, 2020 following a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result. For the next 13 months, Fiji reported isolated cases of COVID-19 from returning citizens.1 A year later, on April 19, 2021, the first case of community transmission was identified in the Western division, due to a breach in quarantine.1,2
KW - COVID-19
KW - Pacific islands
KW - Observational study
KW - Mortality risk factors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85189616802&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/10105395241244461
DO - 10.1177/10105395241244461
M3 - Article
C2 - 38577733
AN - SCOPUS:85189616802
SN - 1010-5395
VL - 36
SP - 407
EP - 410
JO - Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
JF - Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
IS - 4
ER -