New Delhi (NVI): Fiji, the Pacific nation, declared itself coroanvirus free after the country’s last known infected patient recovered today.
Prime Minister of Fiji, Frank Bainimarama, took to Twitter and attributed the country’s virus-free status to “answered prayers, hard work, and affirmation of science”.
Fiji has just cleared the last of our active #COVID19 patients.
And even with our testing numbers climbing by the day, it's now been 45 days since we recorded our last case. With no deaths, our recovery rate is 100%.
Answered prayers, hard work, and affirmation of science!
— Frank Bainimarama (@FijiPM) June 4, 2020
He tweeted, “Fiji has just cleared the last of our active COVID-19 patients. And even with our testing numbers climbing by the day, it’s now been 45 days since we recorded our last case. With no deaths, our recovery rate is 100 per cent.”
Ever since the coronavirus outbreak hit the island nation, a total of 18 cases were reported till now who have all recovered whereas the country recorded no casualties.
Notably, Fiji imposed lockdown in certain areas in April and also put in place border restrictions to keep the number of infected people in check.
