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Tonga bans cruise ships as coronavirus death toll continues to climb
25 min ago • Source: 1 NEWS
Tonga has banned cruise ships coming to the island nation amid the coronavirus outbreak.
A post on the Prime Minister’s office website says the decision was made with an order under the Public Health Act "to prevent the introduction or spread of a controlled notifiable condition".
The order, issued by the Acting Chief Executive Officer for Health, affects four ships - the Astor, the Columbus, the Crystal Serenity and the Wind Spirit.
The news comes as the death toll and number of people infected by the coronavirus, today named as Covid-19, continues to rise...
Tonga bans cruise ships as coronavirus death toll continues to climb
25 min ago • Source: 1 NEWS
Tonga has banned cruise ships coming to the island nation amid the coronavirus outbreak.
A post on the Prime Minister’s office website says the decision was made with an order under the Public Health Act "to prevent the introduction or spread of a controlled notifiable condition".
The order, issued by the Acting Chief Executive Officer for Health, affects four ships - the Astor, the Columbus, the Crystal Serenity and the Wind Spirit.
The news comes as the death toll and number of people infected by the coronavirus, today named as Covid-19, continues to rise...