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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.

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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