Fiji: Seven hotel guests suffer suspected poisoning after drinking cocktails at 5-star resort

CNN — Seven tourists sought hospital treatment for suspected poisoning after drinking cocktails at a bar in an upscale Fiji resort that’s now being investigated by police. ‘Isolated’ occurrence Gavoka, who is also Fiji’s tourism minister, assured travelers to the Pacific nation that the incident was “extremely isolated.” “No other incidents have been reported either at the resort, or across Fiji. In a statement Tuesday, Warwick Fiji said it took the safety of the hotel’s guests “very seriously.” “As a business that has proudly traded in Fiji for almost 40 years, this is an unprecedented event for us,” the hotel said. “While we understand the concern, we want to emphasize that the tourism experience in Fiji is typically very safe, and we have acted immediately to try and discover the cause of what made these guests, at this resort, fall ill.” In November, the deaths of two Australian teenagers, a British woman, an American man and two Danish women after drinking shots in Laos prompted warnings from several Western nations about the potentially fatal consequences of drinking tainted alcohol.