People aged 18-years-old and above in Tonga can now register with the Ministry of Health to receive the COVID-19 AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine.
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Tuesday 13 April 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 12 April 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s State of Emergency and COVID-19 national restrictions have been renewed for another month from 8:00pm 12 April to 8:00pm 10 May, declared Prime Minister Hon Dr Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa today.
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Tuesday 30 March 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga is now one of six countries in the Pacific region to remain CoViD-19 free to date.
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Tuesday 30 March 2021
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The repatriation flight from Brisbane, Australia scheduled to arrive in Tonga tomorrow, 31 March, has been postponed due to the Brisbane area going on lockdown yesterday after new CoViD-19 cases were confirmed.
Wednesday 24 March 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 167 passengers repatriated from Australia and Fiji on 3 March tested negative to CoViD-19 in their final round of testing yesterday, 23 March, confirmed Ministry of Health Acting CEO, Dr Reynold ‘Ofanoa today.
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Friday 19 March 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Repatriation flights from New Zealand, Australia, and Fiji are expected arrive in Tonga on 31 March, confirmed MEIDECC CEO Paula Ma’u this morning.
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Thursday 18 March 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The arrival of the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines to Tonga from COVAX "is tentative for next month as per current plans", confirmed Ministry of Health Acting CEO, Dr Reynold ‘Ofanoa today.
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Tuesday 16 March 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s Declaration of a State of Emergency and CoViD-19 national restrictions have been renewed for another month starting from 8:00pm, Monday March 15 to 8:00pm on Monday 12 April 2021.
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Monday 15 March 2021
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Auckland, New Zealand
Passengers can now travel quarantine-free one way from Niue to New Zealand, announced Air New Zealand today, 15 March, “another great step forward on the journey to safe travel between New Zealand and the Pacific Islands” said CEO Greg Foran..
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Tuesday 9 March 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The repatriation flight that was scheduled to arrive tomorrow, March 10, with passengers from Auckland, will now only carry cargo, confirmed MEIDECC CEO Paula Ma’u this morning.
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Monday 8 March 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Women leaders and women’s organizations were recognized at an event celebrating International Women’s Day under the theme ‘Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a CoViD-19 world”, today in Nuku’alofa.
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Wednesday 3 March 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Repatriation flights from Australia and Fiji arrived this afternoon with 167 passengers, confirmed Deputy Police Commissioner ‘Atunaisa Taumoepeau.
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Wednesday 3 March 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 107 passengers repatriated from Brisbane, Australia on 11 February, have tested negative to CoViD-19 in their last round of testing, confirmed Chief Medical Officer (Public Health) Dr Reynold 'Ofanoa today.
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Tuesday 2 March 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Dates for repatriation flights to Tonga have been scheduled for the remainder of 2021, confirmed MEIDECC CEO Paula Ma’u today.
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Tuesday 2 March 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The repatriation flight from Auckland that was planned for 3 March has been rescheduled to arrive next Wednesday 10 March, confirmed MEIDECC CEO Paula Ma’u this morning.
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Monday 1 March 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A repatriation flight from Auckland planned for Wednesday, March 3 has been postponed due to New Zealand raising its lockdown levels, the Tonga government announced today.
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Thursday 25 February 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga hopes to achieve herd immunity for CoViD-19 by planning to vaccinate around 60-70% of the population by the end of the year, confirmed Ministry of Health CEO, Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola today. Tonga is on COVAX's tentative list to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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Wednesday 6 January 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two repatriation flights with 280 passengers are planned to arrive in Tonga on 14 January, from Auckland, New Zealand, and Samoa.
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Tuesday 8 December 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Repatriates from Brisbane tested negative for CoViD-19 and were released from quarantine in Nuku'alofa this morning, confirmed Chief Medical Officer (Public Health) Dr Reynold 'Ofanoa today.
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Monday 23 November 2020
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Emerald, Australia
The 152 Tongan fruit pickers who arrived in Emerald, Australia, on 29 October were able to work during the two weeks of quarantine on a farm, under a pilot trial, that has saved fruit from rotting. Queensland was the first state in Australia to allow farmworkers to work while quarantining.
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