The island nation in the Pacific Ocean has managed to avoid infections after closing its borders to most travellers
Tonga has recorded its first Covid-19 case after a passenger travelling on a plane from New Zealand tested positive for coronavirus.
But it is now feared it may suffer a similar fate to neighbour Fiji, which had its first outbreak in April.The traveller from Christchurch, New Zealand, tested positive when they landed in Tonga on Wednesday and was among 215 people on the plane.
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