COVID-19 pandemic in Tonga
| COVID-19 pandemic in Tonga | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Tonga |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Arrival date | 29 October 2021 (3 years, 9 months, 1 week and 1 day ago) |
| Confirmed cases | 16,182[1] |
| Active cases | 947 |
| Recovered | 15,235 |
Deaths | 12 |
| Government website | |
| http://www.health.gov.to/content/covid-19-daily-update | |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Tonga on 29 October 2021 with a traveller who tested positive in quarantine.[2][3] Several more cases were found in January and February 2022 in a minor outbreak during the aftermath of the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami as other countries delivered aid. Tonga had followed a "Covid-free" policy.[3]
- ^ "Covid-19 Level - Tonga". Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ Dreaver, Barbara (29 October 2021). "Tonga's Cabinet to meet after first Covid case arrives from NZ". 1News. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ a b Fildes, Nic (18 January 2022). "Tonga volcano relief effort complicated by 'Covid-free' policy". Financial Times. Retrieved 18 January 2022.