State of Emergency declaration

The declaration states that Covid-19 continues to spread globally and countries close to the kingdom.

It adds Covid-19 remains a threat to Tonga.

Tonga’s neighbours New Zealand, Fiji and the states of Victoria and New South Wales in Australia have Covid-19 cases.

Earlier this month, the main island of Tongatapu went into one-week lockdown after a Covid-positive traveller, who is fully vaccinated and was showing no symptoms, arrived in Tonga on a flight from Christchurch, New Zealand.

The extension is effective from tonight until 8pm 25 October.

Tonga is one of the few remaining countries that has remained COVID-19 free since the global pandemic began in March 2020.

The kingdom’s borders remain closed to international flights.

Photo file  Caption: Prime Minister Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa      

According to a public notice, the coronavirus continues to spread in countries close to Tonga.

Although Tonga has been COVID-free since March last year, the infectious disease remains a continuous public health emergency in the kingdom.

The Declaration of a State of Emergency applies over all land and sea areas of Tonga.

Photo file Caption: Tonga Prime Minister Dr Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa