UN will try to keep Tonga Covid-free in relief effort

Geneva (AFP) Jan 18, 2022

The United Nations said Tuesday it would try to maintain Tonga's Covid-free status in the relief effort following the volcano eruption and subsequent tsunami that hit the Pacific island nation. Any humanitarian efforts to help the remote kingdom will follow the country's strict protocols for keeping out the coronavirus pandemic, UN agencies told reporters in Geneva. "Tonga is a zero-Covi