The Ministry of Health said it had widened its case definition for suspected cases to include anyone with respiratory symptoms who had recently been to a country where the virus had been transmitted locally.
The World Health Organisation has said the virus has been transmitted in 30 countries to date.
As a result of the new standards, four people are being monitored for coronavirus in Fiji but are reported to be in a stable condition.
A 15-month old girl developed respiratory symptoms in Suva after arriving from the US this week.
