Tourists in Fiji ill after suspected pina-colada poisoning

Authorities said the patients had drunk pina coladas at a five-star resort bar.

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Five are tourists, with one from the US and the rest from Australia, aged between 18 and 56. Two others are foreigners living in Fiji, according to local media reports citing the health ministry.

Some were previously reported to be seriously ill, but local officials said on Monday that their symptoms have since improved and some were set to be discharged.

The incident comes weeks after the deaths of six tourists in the South East Asian nation of Laos because of suspected methanol poisoning.

Fiji tourism chief Brent Hill told RNZ they were keenly aware of the Laos incident, but added that the case in Fiji was "a long way from that".

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