‘Oku taupotu ‘i lalo ha fakamatala fakaTonga
The Ministry of Health is shutting down rumours of a Covid-19 lockdown, after reports that the country will be soon plunged into lockdown.
‘If there was such plan the Ministry will hold a press conference to announce it,’ the Minster of Health, Saia Piukala reportedly said this morning.
It appears the rumours stemmed from a report by TBC’s Radio & Television Tonga this week which was meant to highlight their top stories of the year 2022 starting from January.
The broadcaster highlighted the Covid pandemic and when the kingdom went into lockdown after reporting its first community cases of Covid-19, weeks after the massive volcanic eruption and tsunami devastated parts of the archipelago on January 15.
Some Facebook users mistakenly reported the highlight as a new planned lockdown for the country.
The Kingdom of Tonga reopened its borders on August 1, after more than two years of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tonga had 16,211 confirmed cases of Covid and 12 Covid related deaths.
FAKAMATALA FAKATONGA
Faka’ikai’i ‘e he Potungaue Mo’ui ‘a Tonga ‘a e pehē ‘e toe fai ‘a hono loka ‘o e potaa’.
Na’e mafola ‘a e fakamatala ia ko eni mei he mitia fakasosiale’ ka ‘i he fakamahino mei he Minisitā Mo’ui’ mahino ai ko e ma’u hala ‘a e ongoongo ia ko eni mei ha fakamatala ‘a e Letio Tonga ‘o talamuiaki ‘a e ngaahi loka fakafeitu’u tupu ‘i he Koviti mei he ngaahi ta’u ki mu’a’.
Ne fakamahino ‘e he Potungāue Mo’ui’ ka ‘i ai ha toe loka ‘e pau ke talaki ha konifelenisi ia mo e mitia’.
