Pacific / French Polynesia

One more positive Covid-19 case in Tahiti

07:59 am on 6 April 2020

Another person in French Polynesia has tested positive for Covid-19, raising the total to 41.

The tally also shows that the number of carriers in hospital is unchanged at one.

All cases are concentrated on Tahiti and Moorea.

Travel restrictions between islands are in force and there is a nightly curfew until at least 15 April.

A ban on the sale of alcohol has been extended to last until restrictions on movement are lifted.