Taupotu ‘i lalo ha fakamatala faka-Tonga
The king of Tonga, His Majesty King Tupou VI, has received a third shot of the Covid-19 vaccine yesterday.
A team from the Ministry of Health led by the Royal Physician, Dr Sione Latu administered the royal jab at the Heilala Tangitangi Palace in ‘Eua.
“The Ministry of Health is so grateful for the continued support from His Majesty and the Royal Family in the fight against COVID-19 through the vaccination program”, the Ministry said.
Tonga had 16,810 positive cases of Covid 19 and 13 deaths.
It has been three years since the outbreak of Covid-19 and over almost seven million worldwide reported deaths.
The World Helth Organisation (WHO) boss Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus expressed his approval of the countries of the world’s various health sectors’ successful efforts to counter the deadly virus.
“I am confident that at some point this year we will be able to say that Covid-19 is over as a public health emergency of international concern – and as a pandemic.”
This comes after countries of the WHO held negotiations on a global accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, using the “zero draft” as a basis for negotiating an agreement to protect nations and communities from future pandemic emergencies.
FAKAMATALA FAKATONGA
Huhu malu’i pusitā hono tolu ‘a e Hau ‘O e Fonua’. Pea ‘oku fakavikiviki’i ‘eni ‘e he Potungāue Mo’ui ‘a Tonga ‘o taku ko e tā sipinga lelei ki he kakai’. Lahi foki e ngaahi fakafepaki mei he ni’ihi ki he huhu malu’i kau ai ‘a e ngaahi siasi pe lotu pea ‘oku tau’ataina pe ia. Taimi tatau meimei ko e kau taki ‘o e ngaahi siasi lalahi ‘o Tonga’ ‘oku nau poupou’i ‘e kinautolu ‘a e huhu malu’i. Ko e tu’i foki ko e ‘ulu ia ‘o e siasi Uesiliana’ fakatatau mo e konisitūtone ‘a e siasi’ pea ‘oku ‘i ai ‘ene toketā makehe, ‘ene kau fale’i fakalao mataotao, na’e toe ako lelei pe foki ‘a e tama tu’i pea toe ‘i ai mo hono ‘ofisi fakangāue’i ai e kakai poto ke tokanga’i e malu ‘ene mo’ui ‘i he tapa kotoa. Pea ko e kakai ‘eni ‘oku nau fai ‘a e fale’i mo poupou ki he tama tu’i ke hokohoko atu ‘a e huhu malu’i ke fakapapau’i ‘ikai ha’ane tō ki he faingata’a ‘o e mahaki faka’auha’. Taimi tatau kei fakapapau’i ‘e he Kautaha Mo’ui ‘a Māmani’, ka ne ‘ikai ‘a e faito’o huhu malu’i’ ‘e ‘ikai pe holo ‘a e mafola ‘a e vailasi’. Na’e kamata e tō ‘a e vailasi pea fakalalahi ‘o iku tātāpuni ‘a e ngaahi kau’āfonua’, ka ‘i he mōmeniti pe hono ma’u ‘o e faito’o’ ko ‘ene fakaava ia e ngaahi pōtaa’ pea holo ‘a ‘ene mafola ‘a e vailasi’. Kuo pehē ‘e he taki ‘o e WHO ‘e vave’ ni pe ha taimi kuo fakahā fakamāmani lahi ai kuo ‘osi ‘a e vailasi’. ‘Oku hangē pe vekisini pe huhu malu’i ki he Koviti ko ha toe vekisini ki he ngaahi mahaki kehe’. ‘E kehekehe pe ‘a e fakafeangai ‘a e sino o e tangata’ ki ai makatu’unga ‘i he tu’unga mo’ui lelei ‘a honau sino’. Hangē ko e ni’ihi ‘osi e huhu kuo tā vaivaia, kae taimi tatau ‘osi e huhu ia ‘o e tokolahi ‘oku ‘ikai ke nau ongo’i ‘e kinautolu ha me’a. Kei fakapapau’i pe mei he ngaahi potungāue mo’ui mo e WHO ‘oku ‘ikai hano kovi ‘e taha ‘o e huhu malu’i. Ko e ngaahi mate kuo hoko kia kinautolu ne ‘osi huhu malu’i, ko e tupu ia mei he ngaahi mahaki tauhi ne nau ma’u ‘o ‘ikai malohi fe’unga ‘a e huhu malu’i ke malu’i kinautolu. Ni’ihi ne ‘ikai ‘asi hanau mahaki tauhi ka ne toki ‘ilo ia ‘i he taimi huhu malu’i’.
