Eruption-hit Tonga closes borders as Covid detected

Nuku'Alofa, Tonga (AFP) Feb 2, 2022

Volcano-devastated Tonga will close its borders Wednesday after Covid-19 was detected in the previously virus-free Pacific kingdom as it struggles to recover from last month's deadly disaster, officials said. Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni said two men tested positive this week in the capital Nuku'alofa and were in isolation. He said the men had been working in the city's port, where hum