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Wednesday 1 April 2020 6:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Government has decided against the landing at Fua'amotu International Airport of a chartered aircraft carrying medical supplies from China.
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Wednesday 1 April 2020 5:08pm
Dubai, United Arab Emirates : The organisers of the Expo 2020 Dubai, UAE, want to postpone the exposition for a year due to the CoViD-19 outbreak, but at least two thirds of the expo member states will have to agree. There are 192 countries involved in the Expo that was due to start in October 2020 and run for six months until April 2021. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 March 2020 7:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eighty-one people in Tonga have been arrested since March 28, when Tonga Police started an operation to enforce the one-week national lockdown imposed by Government. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 March 2020 7:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Health Centre in Mu'a is currently being upgraded to cater for people with symptoms of CoViD-19, confirmed the Health CEO Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola today, 31 March. -
Tuesday 31 March 2020 7:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A travel schedule expected for a chartered flight to bring medical supplies from China has not been confirmed at this stage. The medical supplies are aimed to help Tonga in its preventative measures against COVID-19. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 March 2020 7:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A special chartered flight arrived at Fua’amotu International Airport this afternoon, to pick up a group from the National Geographic network. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 March 2020 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pasifika populations are particularly at risk for CoViD-19, where the risk of hospitalisation is seven times higher than for NZ European and Other ethnic groups, warns a New Zealand report on worse case scenario modelling. -
Tuesday 31 March 2020 11:33am
Washington DC, USA : A pandemic is enveloping the world, endangering the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. As US President Donald Trump desperately seeks to shift blame for his own ineptitude, China is laying the groundwork for global leadership in the post-COVID-19 era. Thanks to Trump, the US will almost certainly lose the great-power competition – and countless lives. By Vali Nasr -
Monday 30 March 2020 8:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two weeks isolation is not long enough and Tonga needs more time to put into place its strategy to counter the influx of the CoViD-19 virus, Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola, Chief Executive Officer for Tonga’s Ministry of Health said today. Premium content -
Monday 30 March 2020 7:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : People who ventured out today, on the second day of Tonga's national lockdown, encountered checkpoints on main roads, manned by police officers and soldiers. Police said that while most people are compliant, a few who were obstructing police had been arrested. They are also investigating reports that funerals are being held with more than 20 people present. -
Monday 30 March 2020 7:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eleven people have been charged in the seizure of illicit drugs in seven different locations in Tongatapu.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 30 March 2020 7:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Chinese Ambassador to Tonga HE Mr Cao Xiaolin presented USD$200,000 to Prime Minister Hon. Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa to help Tonga’s preparedness and response to CoViD-19 today, 30 March. Premium content -
Sunday 29 March 2020 5:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will continue its diversion order for incoming flights during the week 29 March to 4 April 2020, to prevent the introduction or spread of CoViD-19. Scheduled flights by Fiji Airways, Air New Zealand and Talofa Airlines will not be permitted to land in Tonga. -
Sunday 29 March 2020 3:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's national lockdown starting at 1:00am this morning, means that everyone must stay at home except for essential services. In Nuku'alofa church gates are locked, and the streets are empty and peaceful, in a coronavirus preventative measure that will be in force for at least one week. -
Saturday 28 March 2020 3:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC) will be providing special relief mobile packages and bonus data, along with other initiatives to ensure all TCC customers are supported during the unprecedented CoViD-19 National Lock Down, the company announced on March 27. TCC CEO Timote Katoanga urged everyone to follow Tongan Government guidelines on Lock Down Level Four to limit and prevent the spread of CoViD-19 across Tonga. -
Friday 27 March 2020 7:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga does not have any confirmed cases of COVID-19, after test results on the country's recent two suspected cases, came back negative from Australia today, March 27. The Minister of Health said vigilance and preventative measures need to continue to strengthen Tonga's response to the global pandemic at this critical time. -
Friday 27 March 2020 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will undergo a national Lockdown from 1am Sunday 29 March, to 1am Sunday 5 April, the Prime Minister, Hon. Rev. Dr Pohiva Tu’I’onetoa announced yesterday evening 26 March in a Press Conference at the Fa’onelua Convention Centre. Premium content -
Friday 27 March 2020 7:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seventy-six passengers who were on the last Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Tongatapu on 18 March, had to overnight in Fiji, when the plane could not land because the landing lights were out at Fua’amotu International Airport. They were required to self-quarantine in Tonga until April 2 under the new travel advisory. Dr Siale 'Akau'ola said today “it is better to overprescribe the quarantine requirements than be sorry later.” Premium content -
Friday 27 March 2020 5:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Cable Ltd. cannot pursue its full claim of over US$1.2 million for the damage that it alleges the oil tanker Duzgit Venture caused to its two undersea communications cables in January 2019, because the piece of legislation to support its claim has never been Gazetted, or come into law in Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 26 March 2020 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : It is vitally important that all Tongans take preventative measures to curb the spread of CoViD-19 and respect WHO guidelines, King Tupou VI told the Tongan Legislative Assembly today, in a message read for the closing of the House. Premium content
