By RNZ
The Tongan Government has announced that the main island Tongatapu will go into lockdown from midnight after the discovery of the first case of Covid-19 in the Kingdom last week.
The island, where most of the population live, will go into lockdown from one minute past midnight tonight. It will stay in place until next Sunday.
RNZ Pacific's correspondent in Tonga, Kalafi Moala, said businesses like banks, the market and other essentials will stay open.