Tonga enters nationwide lockdown after aid deliveries import virus

Tonga entered nationwide lockdown on Wednesday as five coronavirus cases were reported in the previously virus-free Pacific island country, confirming fears that international aid would bring COVID-19 to the country devastated by a volcanic eruption and tsunami last month.According to local media, Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku said in an urgent national address late Tuesday that two men handling the incoming shipments at the capital's port had returned positive results in routine testing.In an update on Wednesday, the government confirmed three family members of one of the port workers had…READ FULL ARTICLE