By Fiji reporter Lice Movono, ABC
Two of the seven who fell ill have been transferred from Sigatoka Hospital, to Lautoka Hospital (shown), due to the seriousness of their conditions. (File photo).
Photo: Supplied/Fiji MOH
- Local health officials say guests staying at Warwick Resort on Fiji’s Coral Coast fell ill after consuming a cocktail prepared at the resort on Saturday night.
- It is understood four of the seven affected tourists are Australian.
- What’s next?: Fijian police and health inspectors are investigating the incident.
A number of Australian tourists are in critical condition in hospital in Fiji after what authorities say is a suspected case of alcohol poisoning.
Local health officials say seven guests staying at the Warwick Resort on Fiji’s Coral Coast fell ill after consuming a cocktail at the resort’s bar on Saturday night.
They were taken to the nearby Sigatoka Hospital with “nausea, vomiting and neurological symptoms”.
Two of the group were later taken to the Lautoka Hospital because of the severity of their conditions.
The tourists are aged between 18 and 56 years old.
It is understood four of the seven are Australians.
Police and health inspectors are investigating.
– ABC