NUKU’ALOFA (Tonga Government/Pacnews) — Tongan Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be home isolated with members of his immediate family for the mandatory health order period.
Prime Minister Sovaleni will continue to conduct his duties and responsibilities through technologies, a measure that he has been actively promoting in preparation for, and since the onset of, community transmission of Covid-19 in the Kingdom of Tonga.
The business of government and services to the people will continue as the response and recovery from the volcanic eruption/tsunami and managing the Covid-19 outbreak remain the principal priorities for the prime minister and the cabinet.
His symptoms are mild and he credits this to his vaccination, having been fully vaccinated and boosted. The prime minister encourages all Tongans to be vaccinated and boosted, and to remain vigilant in observing the Covid-19 prevention measures and practices.
“We are now adjusting our lives and affairs as we learn to live with Covid-19 and I will continue to serve His Majesty, the government and our people during my time in isolation,” said PM Sovaleni.
Siaosi Sovaleni
