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Tonga goes into lockdown days after reporting its first ever Covid case
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By Helen Regan, CNN The South Pacific island nation of Tonga went into lockdown on Tuesday, following the discovery of the country’s first Covid case since the start of the pandemic. The Tongan government ordered a weeklong lockdown for the main island Tongatapu, which includes an 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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Tonga goes into lockdown days after reporting its first ever COVID-19 case
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Tonga goes into lockdown days after reporting its first ever Covid case
New Zealand’s Ministry of Health said the infected person, who was fully vaccinated and tested negative prior to travel, arrived in Tonga on a flight from Christchurch on Wednesday.
Like many of its neighbors, the island nation of Tonga's isolation has helped keep it safe but the country faces big challenges if there's a COVID outbreak there.
Tongans flocked to vaccination centres Saturday after the government warned the main island Tongatapu might be plunged into lockdown next week after recording its first case of Covid-19.
By Philip Wang and Helen Regan, CNN The South Pacific island nation of Tonga reported its first case of Covid-19 on Friday, spurring thousands of people to get vaccinated amid warnings of a national lockdown.
Tonga's main island will go into lockdown for a week after the South Pacific nation reported its first case of the coronavirus, the government said Monday.
Pacific country has made it through nearly two years of the pandemic Covid-free, but a repatriation flight from New Zealand has led to the country’s first case
Tonga's main island entered a week-long lockdown Tuesday just days after recording its first case of Covid-19, ending the Pacific nation's run as one of the last virus-free places in the world.
By Helen Regan, CNN The South Pacific island nation of Tonga went into lockdown on Tuesday, following the discovery of the country’s first Covid case since the start of the pandemic. The Tongan government ordered a weeklong lockdown for the main island Tongatapu, which includes an 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The South Pacific island nation of Tonga went into lockdown on Tuesday, following the discovery of the country's first COVID case since the start of the pandemic.
Tonga’s most populous island Tongatapu has implemented a nighttime curfew and closed nonessential businesses as part of a seven-day shutdown after confirming its first case of Covid-19. The man, a youth missionary with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was among 215 passengers on an O…
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