Flu strikes island
Eighty-three people from ■ (the island of Vatoa about j i 193 km south of Suva have •been treated for influenza' (after an appeal for help on ( •Tuesday. The plea was re-1 ceived by the Emergency • 'Services Committee in Suva! • amid a big relief operation; jin'the wake of Hurricane’ (Meli last week. The call had 'said half the island's people were sick in bed, including (its one nurse. The death toll I from Hurricane Meli remained at 51 yesterday. — (Suva.
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Press, 9 April 1979, Page 17
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82Flu strikes island Press, 9 April 1979, Page 17
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