Pina coladas sting tourists
The Citizen|December 17, 2024
Fiji doctors have decided to discharge five of the seven patients - including four Australians and an American - who were hospitalized after drinking pina coladas at a luxury hotel bar, the government said yesterday.

All seven were taken to hospital on Saturday night suffering from "nausea, vomiting and neurological symptoms", according to Fiji's health ministry.

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