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Covid-19 Pacific Update: Schools and churches open in Tonga, despite state of emergency being extended

April 20, 2020

1 NEWS’ Barbara Dreaver has the latest coronavirus news from around the Pacific. (Source: Other)

Schools and churches remain open in Tonga, despite an extension to the state of emergency until May 7.

The Kingdom remains coronavirus free, reports 1 NEWS' Barbara Dreaver.

The night curfew has been shortened from 9pm to 5am, but all other social events have been canned.

In total, there have been 251 cases of Covid-19 in the Pacific, with seven deaths.

That doesn't include hundreds of infection sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam.

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