TONGAN Pursuant to sections 32 and 34(1) of the Emergency Management [Cap 7.02], and having been satisfied of the following –
- The continuous spread of the novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) worldwide and in countries proximate to Tonga;
- 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 their is a continuous publilc health emergency in Tonga;
AND that is necessary for emergency powers to be exercised in order to prevent or minimise 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 25th October 2021, to be applied over all the land and sea areas of Tonga commencing from Monday 22 November 2021 at 8.00pm until Monday 20 December 2021 at 8.00pm, unless further renewed in accordance with the law.
