How does a country with no COVID reopen its borders? These places are finding out
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How does a country with no COVID reopen its borders? These places are finding out

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How does a country with no COVID reopen its borders? These places are finding out Enlarge this image toggle caption Aileen Torrest-Bennett/AFP via Getty Images Aileen Torrest-Bennett/AFP via Getty Images The main island of Tonga has gone into a week-long lockdown after the South Pacific nation reported its very first COVID-19 case of the pandemic late last week. Sponsor Message "I think in general, people do understand what is happening and it's been expected that at some point, as long as this virus is anywhere, this virus everywhere," he said. A policy brief from the Australia-based Lowy Institute released last year warned that countries and territories across the Pacific faced a potential "lost decade" and a permanent economic setback due to the economic and social damage wrought by the pandemic. Enlarge this image toggle caption Victor Bonito/Reef Explorer Fiji/AFP via Getty Victor Bonito/Reef Explorer Fiji/AFP via Getty After initially shutting its borders in March of 2020, French Polynesia, which includes renowned tourist islands Tahiti and Bora Bora, has since opened and closed its borders a handful of times.

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