Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Tonga reports 55 new COVID-19 cases

tonga

SUVA – Tonga reported 55 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of active cases in the South Pacific island nation to 133. According to Tonga’s news website Matangi Tonga Online, Tonga’s Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni said that from Feb. 1 to date there had been a total of 287 positive cases in … Read more

More COVID-19 cases confirmed as Tonga starts nationwide lockdown

tonga covid-19

SUVA – Tonga reported three new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total COVID-19 infections to five in the South Pacific island nation, while a nationwide lockdown will start at 6 p.m. local time (0500 GMT) on the same day. According to Tonga’s news website Matangi Tonga Online, Tongan Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni confirmed the … Read more

Covid-hit Australian warship delivers disaster aid to Tonga

australian warship

NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga : A coronavirus-hit Australian warship docked in Tonga on Wednesday, delivering desperately needed aid to the volcano-and-tsunami-struck nation under strict “no-contact” protocols. Tongan Health Minister Saia Piukala said the crew of the HMAS Adelaide would follow drastic health protocols to ensure the remote Pacific kingdom remains one of the few places in the world still free of … Read more