This South Pacific island country prepares for lockdown after reporting its first Covid-19 case

Tonga, which was among the few countries to not register a single case of coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, has now started preparing for a lockdown after detecting its first Covid-19 case.

Tonga, a South Pacific island nation, reported its first case of Covid-19 on Friday. The country, which was among the few to not register a single case of coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, has now started preparing for a lockdown.

Tonga's Prime Minister Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa informed on Friday that a fully-vaccinated passenger, who had travelled from New Zealand, tested positive for Covid-19. The passenger had tested negative before boarding her flight from Christchurch, reported CNN.