Niue has first Covid cases in the community

‘Oku taupotu ‘i lalo ha fakamatala fakaTonga

Covid-19 has arrived in the community in Niue.

The government says four people, all from the same household, are being recorded as the first community cases.

Up until now the country has not experienced a case of the virus in the community, while there have been just 30 cases recorded at the border.

Niue Hospital in Alofi, Niue. Photo: Supplied/ Dr Penny McAllum

The acting Premier and Minister of Health, Sauni Tongatule, says contact tracing began immediately after the cases were detected and all affected people are being contacted by Niue’s health officials.

Earlier this week Niue was able to announce that the number of workers in its Covid-19 teams had increased after assistance from a New Zealand medical team.

FAKAMATALA FAKATONGA

Kuo tu’uta e Kōviti-19 ‘i he kakai ‘o Niuē.
‘Oku pehē mei he pule’anga ko e kakai ‘e toko 4, kātoa mei he fāmili pē ‘e taha, kuo lipooti ko e fuofua keisi ia ‘i he komiunitī.
Na’e te’eki foki ke hoko ha keisi ia ki he kakai ‘i Niuē ka kuo lipooti ‘eni ha toko 30 kuo ‘i he kau’ā-fonua .
‘Oku pehē ‘e he tokoni palemia mo Minisitā mMo’ui Sauni Tongatul, ‘oku fai hono vakai’i lelei’i ‘aupito ‘i he vave taha hili hono ‘ilo ko ia ‘o e keisi pea kuo ‘osi fai e fetu’utaki mo e kakai kotoa ko ia ‘oku nau puke ‘e he kau ngāue ki he mo’ui lelei.
Na’e tala foki mei Niuē kuo fakatokolahi ‘a e toko lahi ‘o e kau ngāue  ‘a e timi Kōviti -19 hikli ia ha tokoni mei ha timi ngāue fakafaito’o mei Nu’usila.
‘Oku ‘alu hake ai ‘a e kau mate ‘i he Kōviti -19 ‘i he lipooti fakamuimui taha ki he kakai ‘e toko 2039.
Ko e liliu ko ia ‘i he fakakātoa ‘o e kau mate ‘i he Kōviti-19 kuo talaki ki he kakai ‘oku ‘ikai tatau ia ki he fika ‘o e kau mate fo’ou kuo lipooti ‘i he ‘aho ni. Ko e ‘uhinga ‘eni he ko e kau mate ko ia ‘i he ‘aho ‘e 28 kuo ‘osi pea ‘osi sivi ‘o mahino ‘oku ‘ikai ha felāve’i ‘enau mate mo e Kōviti -19, ‘oku to’o kinautolu ia mei he fakakātoa.
Ko e toko 1396 leva ‘o e kau mate kuo fakapapau’i ‘oku tu’unga pe felāva’i ‘enau mate mo e Kōviti – 19.
Ko e ‘avalisi leva ‘o e lau fakahili ‘aho 7 ko ia ‘o e kau mate kuo fakapapau’i mai na’e felāve’i mo e Kōviti -19.ko e toko 17.
Ko e ‘avalisi ‘o e lau fakahili’aho 7 ko ia ‘o e ngaahi keisi fo’ou ko e 8335, holo hifo ia mei he toko 9534 ‘o e uike kuo ‘osi.
Ko e ngaahi keisi na’e ma’u ‘i he Tusite ‘i hono ngāue’aki ‘o e sivi RAT mo e PCR, ko ‘Aokalani ko e toko 823, Bay of Plenty ko e toko 396, Canterbury mo West Coast ko e toko 1302, Capital mo e Coast/Hutt ko e toko 1078, Counties Manukau ko e toko 923, Hawkes Bay ko e toko 332, Lakes ko e toko 224, MidCentral ko e toko 420, Nelson Marlborough ko e toko 247, Northland ko e 242, South Canterbury ko e toko 157, Southern ko e toko 767, Tairawhiti ko e toko 59, Talanaki ko e toko 247, Uaikato ko e toko 686, Wairarapa ko e toko 108, Uaitemata ko e toko 1052, mo Fanganui ko e toko 187.
Ko e toko 6 ‘oku ‘ikai ‘ilo pe ko ‘enau puke mei fe’ia.
Kuo tu’uta mo e keisi Kōviti -19 ‘e 430 ‘i he kau’āfonua ‘i he houa ‘e 24 kuo ‘osi.
Kuo lipooti mai ko e ola ‘o e sivi PCR Ko e toko 3117 fakakātoa pea toko 17653 ‘i he sivi RAT, ‘i he houa ‘e 2 kuo hili.