Seven tourists hospitalised in Fiji with suspected alcohol poisoning
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File photo of Fiji's Coral Coast
Seven tourists in Fiji have been hospitalised with suspected alcohol poisoning and are believed to be in a critical condition.
They are said to have been drinking cocktails at a tourist bar on Saturday night local time and shortly after experienced nausea, vomiting and neurological symptoms.
Four of the seven tourists are Australian, aged between 18 and 56, local media reported, citing the Ministry of Health.
The incident comes weeks after six tourists died in the Southeast Asian country of Laos from suspected methanol poisoning.
The tourists in Fiji, who were apparently staying at a Coral Coast resort, were initially taken to Sigatoka Hospital. All were later transferred to Lautoka Hospital, according to the Fiji Times.
Two Australian families in Fiji are receiving consular assistance, a spokesman for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs told the BBC.
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