A bacterial infection outbreak at Fiji's largest hospital has forced the shutdown of its neonatal intensive care unit.
Outpatient services at the Colonial War Memorial Hospial in Suva have also been diverted to nearby health centres.
The Ministry of Health says acinetobacter baumanii bacteria was found in six patients during routine testing last weekend.
The hospital's acting superintendent, James Fong, told the Fiji Times that preventive measures were activated as soon as the bacteria was discovered.
He says the paediatrics unit has been moved to a different part of the hospital, and the infected children are in a stable condition, isolated in the intensive care unit.
Dr Fong says the bacteria is starting to be contained, and the situation is slowly improving.
