Seven tourists in Fiji hospital on suspicion of alcohol poisoning

Seven tourists in Fiji have been sent to hospital with suspected alcohol poisoning and are reported to be in a serious condition.

It is believed he drank cocktails at a resort bar on Saturday night local time and developed nausea, vomiting and neurological symptoms soon after.

Four of the seven are Australians, aged between 18 and 56, according to local media reports quoting the Health Ministry.

This incident happened a few weeks after Six tourists died in Southeast Asian country Laos Due to suspected methanol poisoning.

Tourists in Fiji, who were reportedly staying at a resort on the Coral Coast, were initially taken to Sigatoka Hospital.

According to Fiji Times, all of them were later transferred to Lautoka Hospital.

An Australian Foreign Ministry spokesperson told the BBC that two Australian families were receiving consular assistance in Fiji.