TONGAN Pursuant to sections 32 and 34 (1) of the Emergency Management (Cap 7. 02), and having been satisfied of the following-
(1) The continuous spread of the novel coronavirus disease (“COVID – 19”) worldwide and countries proximate to Tonga;
(2) That pursuant to the Declaration of a Public Health Emergency (COVID-19) Regulations 2020, as amended, unless further extended under section 167 of the Public Health Act (Cap 12.15) and the Declaration of COVID – 19 to be an Emergency Notifiable Condition dated 11 March 2021 and gazetted 11 March 2021, it is clear that there is continuous public health emergency in Tonga;
AND that it is still necessary for emergency powers to be exercised in order to prevent or minimize risk and the loss of human life to COVID- 19, I therefore hereby renew the Declaration of a State of Emergency that was made on 7th June 2021, to be applied over all the land and sea areas of Tonga commencing from Monday 5 July 2021 at 8.00pm until Monday 2 August 2021 at 8.00, unless further renewed in accordance with the law.