The island nation of Tonga reported its first-ever case of Covid-19 after a traveller from New Zealand tested positive, according to AP.
Tonga is among the few remaining nations in the world that have avoided outbreaks of the virus. Like many of its neighbours, Tonga's isolation has helped keep it safe but it faces big challenges should the virus take hold due to its under-resourced health system.
Tonga's Prime Minister Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa said in a radio address that the traveller was among 215 passengers who had arrived on a flight from the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Wednesday and had been isolating at a quarantine hotel.
