tonga lockdown
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — Another new COVID-19 case has taken Tonga's tally of cases back to five.
This comes after one of the five cases identified on Tuesday returned a negative test.
Matangi Tonga reports the new case, who is fully vaccinated, was a co-worker of one of the primary cases who tested...
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — The Kingdom of Tonga will go into nationwide lockdown from 6pm on Wednesday.
Speaking via Tongan radio, Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku and Minister of Health Dr Saia Piukala held a media conference on Tuesday night to announce the news.
They confirmed that two cases of Covid-19...

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