French Polynesia is reporting a Covid-19 outbreak in the community after another five people tested positive.The authorities said of the seven individuals who tested positive this month, five were identified as imported cases and two were local contacts.Tahiti-infos said the cluster was in Rangiroa and linked to the recent arrival of a teacher from France.
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Authorities in French Polynesia now say 71 people have contracted Covid-19 over the past four days
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French Polynesia has recorded another six Covid-19 cases, bringing the tally in the second wave to 77.
The government said two of the infected people were in hospital care.

It said 11 cases were imported, with the remainder being local transmissions, mainly linked to a party in a Papeete restaurant.

The French High Commissioner in French Polynesia says 51 of 72 members of a French mobile police squad tested positive for Covid-19 on return to France

French Polynesia has recorded another 11 Covid-19 cases in the past day, bringing the total in the second wave of infections to 88.
This figure is in addition to the 51 cases diagnosed among a French mobile police squad that had just returned from Tahiti.

French Polynesia has recorded a further 19 Covid-19 cases, bringing its total in the current outbreak to 149.

Their closure for a week was announced by the government which reported that the current outbreak has now reached 170 cases.
Three people are in hospital, including one in intensive care.
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Tourism operators in the area told local media that they want anyone arriving on the island to have cleared a Covid-19 test in Tahiti first.

In view of the worsening pandemic the US authorities issued an alert about French Polynesia, saying non-essential travel there should be avoided.

Fritch told the assembly more than 10000 travellers applied to fly to Tahiti, including 7000 tourists who all needed to prove to be coronavirus-free no more than three days before departure. He said some Americans, who he described as VIPs, were prevented from traveling despite lobbying by the US consul.

Fritch said among the 190 Covid-19 recorded this month 11 were tourists.
He said about 250 tourists arrive each day, which was about a third of the number recorded at the same time last year.

French Polynesia has recorded its biggest single-day increase in Covid-19 infections.
46 more people contracted the coronavirus in the last 24-hour period, raising the total in the second wave to 236.
In the first wave from March to June 62 cases were registered.

French Polynesia has recorded another 35 cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of infections in latest outbreak of the coronavirus to 287.

The government said 310 infections were recorded this month and 119 of them were considered recovered.
11 cases relate to tourists who had to self-test four days after arriving in Tahiti.
Three Covid-19 cases were reported on Raiatea.

Because of the worsening outbreak, the government and the French High Commission further tightened distancing measures.

French Polynesia has recorded another 18 Covid-19 infections, raising the total for this month to 353.
The health department said nine people were in hospital, including three in intensive care.
It also said 140 people had recovered.
While most cases are in the western half of Tahiti, a new case was confirmed on Moorea and three in Raiatea.
The current outbreak has led to almost six times more cases than the first wave from March to June.
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Several people working at French Polynesia's assembly have tested positive for Covid-19
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Yesterday Health Minister Jacques Raynal said despite a worsening Covid-19 situation, a State of Emergency and a lockdown were not being considered.
Raynal told a news conference the territory was moving into the maximum alert level which could see targeted restrictions affecting some neighbourhoods.

385 Covid-19 cases have been recorded this month, four times more than in the previous infection wave from March to June.

Covid-19 began to spread again after the government last month opened the border to boost tourism and abolished quarantine requirements for arriving travellers.

....Five unions jointly issued the warning as the number of Covid-19 infections this month rose to 444......

French Polynesia has recorded another 46 Covid-19 cases, raising the tally for August to 511.
The government said the second wave of the pandemic had left ten people, with an average age of 52, in hospital, four of whom in intensive care.

French Polynesia has registered another 18 Covid-19 cases, raising its tally to 738.
676 of these cases were recorded since the borders reopened in July and international tourism resumed.

French Polynesia has recorded another 35 Covid-19 cases, raising the tally to 773.
711 of them were recorded since the borders reopened in July and international tourism resumed.

French Polynesia has recorded another 47 Covid-19 cases, raising the tally to 820.
758 of them were recorded since the borders reopened in July and international tourism resumed.

French Polynesia has recorded another 37 Covid-19 cases, raising the tally to 857.

The fatality was reported as the health department registered a record-breaking 74 Covid-19 infections in past 24 hours.

The tally is now 931, which includes 62 cases in the first outbreak between March and June that was brought under control with a lockdown and border closures

French Polynesia has recorded 953 Covid-19 cases to date, 891 of them since the beginning of August.
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There has been a huge Covid-19 resurgence since the government and the French High Commission opened the border in July, abolishing quarantine requirements for arriving travellers.

French Polynesia has recorded another 67 Covid-19 cases since yesterday, raising its total to 1020

French Polynesia has recorded another 35 Covid-19 cases since yesterday, raising its total to 1055.

French Polynesia has recorded another 44 Covid-19 cases since yesterday, raising its total number confirmed cases to date to 1099.

French Polynesia has recorded another 72 Covid-19 cases since yesterday, raising its total number confirmed cases to date to 1171.

French Polynesia's health authorities say the number of Covid-19 cases has risen by another 34 cases since yesterday to 1224.

French Polynesia's health authorities say the number of Covid-19 cases has risen by another 47 since yesterday to 1271

French Polynesia's health authorities say the number of Covid-19 cases has risen by another 47 for a second consecutive day to 1318, with the pandemic's peak still months away.

French Polynesia has recorded another 35 Covid-19 cases taking their total to 1353.

Just under 1300 cases had been detected since August when borders were reopened to give the tourism industry a boost.

French Polynesia's health authorities say the number of Covid-19 cases has risen by another 41 since yesterday to 1394.

French Polynesia's health authorities say the number of Covid-19 cases has risen to 1469.

The Covid-19 outbreak in French Polynesia has reached Tahiti's prison and infected 20 people. The French High Commission said after two cases were detected among corrections staff, tests revealed an initial tally of 13. A second round of testing then found another four cases among staff and three among the prisoners. While the employees were in isolation at home, the inmates had been transferred to separate premises.

The figures released by the French Polynesian government on Friday said to date there had been 1579 cases, including six deaths.

A seventh death has been reported in French Polynesia's Covid-19 outbreak. A government statement said a 63-year-old woman died today - four days after being admitted to hospital in Tahiti because of breathing problems.

1728 Covid-19 cases have been recorded, with 1666 of them since borders were reopened and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished in July in order to boost tourism and revive the economy.

The Covid-19 pandemic in French Polynesia is continuing to infect dozens of people each day, with another 124 cases reported in the past two days.

1852 cases have been reported in total. 1790 of those came after the borders were reopened and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished in July, in order to boost tourism and revive the economy.

The spread of Covid-19 cases in French Polynesia is accelerating, with almost 100 new infections now being recorded a day.

An eighth person has died and 30 people are in hospital, including eight in intensive care.

Of the 2026 Covid-19 cases, 1964 were recorded after the borders were reopened and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished in July in order to boost tourism and revive the economy.

The government said 401 cases were active.

While most cases were detected in Tahiti, the virus reached several outer islands, including Raivavae and Arutua

Of the 2290 Covid-19 cases, 2228 were recorded after the borders were reopened and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished in July in order to boost tourism and revive the economy.

The government said 450 cases were active

46 people with the disease are in Tahiti's hospital, including five in intensive care.

Of the 2410 Covid-19 cases, 2348 were recorded after the borders were reopened and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished in July in order to boost tourism and revive the economy.
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Since the previous update two days ago, 130 new cases were recorded.

French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating, with 344 new cases recorded in the past two days.

633 cases are considered active of the 2754 recorded so far.

All but 62 cases were detected after the borders were reopened and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished in July in order to boost tourism and revive the economy.

French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch says he tested positive for Covid-19 on his return from France. A government statement said despite knowing about the risks, he undertook the trip to France to deal with a range of issues of importance to French Polynesia.
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The latest official figure showed French Polyensia had 2754 cases of which 633 were active.
In July, the borders were reopened and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished in order to boost tourism and revive the economy.

With its total number of cases hurtling towards 3-thousand, French Polynesia's Covid-19 outbreak has now reached its president Edouard Fritch. A government statement says he tested positive for Covid-19 on his return from France.

The news came amid galloping numbers of infections which have surpassed New Zealand's

French Polynesia has recorded its 11th Covid-19 fatality as case numbers soared to 3252. Since the last official update three days ago, the number of active cases has almost doubled to 1102. 50 people are in hospital, including eight in intensive care.

All but 62 cases were detected after the borders were reopened and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished in July in order to boost tourism and revive the economy.

The virus, which now infects about 150 people a day, has spread to the Marquesas after being detected in the Tuamotus and the Austral islands, but most cases are in Tahiti and Moorea.

French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic has claimed another two lives and another 321 cases have been recorded in the past two days.

Thirteen people have died of the disease in the past five weeks, and 53 are in hospital, including nine in intensive care.

Just under a third -1073 - of the 3573 cases recorded so far are considered active.

All but 62 cases were detected after the borders were reopened and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished in July in order to boost tourism and revive the economy

French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic has claimed a 14th life as the number of patients in hospital has risen to 61.10 of them are in intensive care.

Just over 200 new infections were recorded in the previous two days.

The French High Commissioner has described the rapid spread of the virus as a brutal aggravation.

All but 62 of the 3797 cases were detected after the borders were reopened and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished in July.
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Next week, the government and the French High Commission will consider replicating French restrictions and again impose a curfew.

French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic has claimed two more lives, bringing the death toll to 16.

67 patients are in hospital, including 20 in intensive care.

Since the last update three days ago, another 813 new cases were detected, raising the number of active cases to 1330.
All but 62 of the 4610 cases were detected after the borders were reopened and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished in July.

As of yesterday there were more than 1300 active Covid-19 cases in French Polynesia, with more than 200 new infections being recorded every day.

The two deaths are reported by local media only as the health authorities no longer issue daily updates.

On last count, there were 4610 cases. More than 1300 were active, including 70 at a Tahiti high school, which was closed yesterday afternoon. 67 patients were in hospital, including 20 in intensive care.

All but 62 cases were detected after the borders were reopened and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished in July.

French Polynesia has recorded almost 700 new Covid-19 cases in the past two days, raising the total to 5859.

The authorities said 2154 cases were active as the pandemic showed no sign of slowing. 20 people died while 78 were in hospital, including 17 in intensive care.

All but 62 cases were detected after the borders were reopened in July and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished to boost tourism

Cultural and sporting events involving the public in French Polyensia have been called off because of the Covid-19 pandemic

Covid-19 cases among an Air Tahiti Nui crew have prompted one of its airliners to be flown from Los Angeles back to Papeete without any passengers. Local television said the crew had been placed in a hotel for a seven-day quarantine. The head of the airline said this was not the first such incident and wouldn't be the last as Covid-19 was now found in all major businesses.

With more than 2000 active cases in French Polynesia, a nine-hour curfew had been reintroduced on behest of the French government, but it has again been adjusted.

Six more people have died in French Polynesia's Covid-19 outbreak as about 300 infections a day are being recorded.
The death toll is now 26 and the number of cases has reached 6483. 86 people with Covid-19 symptoms are in hospital, including 19 in intensive care.

As of yesterday, 86 people were in hospital and 19 of them in intensive care while more than 2300 cases were reported to be active.

After eliminating the virus by June, French Polynesia restarted international flights in July and abolished quarantine requirements for arriving travellers to boost tourism. The pandemic has since spread to all archipelagos and French Polynesia is on a per capita basis now among the world's most infected places.

Three more people have died in French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic as the number of active cases in the community has risen to 2391. The death toll is now 29. 85 people with Covid-19 symptoms are in hospital, including 24 in intensive care.

All but 62 of the 7262 cases were detected after the borders were reopened in July and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished to boost tourism.
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New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna, whose borders are largely closed, are Covid-free and have no internal restrictions.

Three more people have died in French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic as the total number of confirmed cases to date in the territory surged past 7000

The French Polynesian president Edouard Fritch has defended the reopening of the border in July, saying there is no doubt from late May that the territory was 'Covid-19-prepared'.
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A month later, Covid-19 cases reemerged, with Mr Fritch at the time predicting that case numbers would plateau at about 200.

French Polynesia's president has held off from implementing a second Covid-19 lockdown.
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Fritch said case numbers had surged to about 470 a day, placing French Polynesia fourth in the world in the propagation of the virus.

The authorities no longer publish daily updates but according to La Depeche de Tahiti, on one day alone last week 750 cases were recorded.

Six more people have died in French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic in the past three days, bringing the death toll to 38.
85 people with Covid-19 symptoms are in hospital, including 24 in intensive care

Since the last update three days ago, the number of cases has risen by more than 750 to 8646.

French Polynesia has recorded another 303 Covid-19 cases, raising the total of the pandemic to 8949. The health authorities have changed their reporting system and no longer say how many cases are considered active. 87 people with Covid-19 symptoms are in hospital, including 26 in intensive care. 38 people have died.

All but 62 cases were detected after the borders were reopened in July and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished to boost tourism. A curfew is in place to try to curb the spread of the virus, but unlike in France, there is no lockdown.

French Polynesia has recorded a further 467 Covid-19 cases, raising the pandemic's tally to 9754.

89 people with Covid-19 symptoms are in hospital, including 25 in intensive care. 39 people have died. All but 62 cases were detected after the borders were reopened in July and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished to boost tourism.

Another 241 people in French Polynesia have tested positive for Covid-19 since yesterday. The total number of cases has reached 9995. 87 people with Covid-19 symptoms are in hospital, including 25 in intensive care.

Another 10 people have died over the weekend in French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic. The latest figures of the health authorities show the death toll has reached 49. 88 people with Covid-19 symptoms are in hospital, including 23 in intensive care. All but 62 of the 10,680 cases were detected after the borders were reopened in July and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished to boost tourism.

Another three people have died since yesterday in French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic, which to date has claimed 52 lives.
95 people with Covid-19 symptoms are in hospital, including 25 in intensive care. All but 62 of the nearly 11,000 cases were detected after the borders were reopened in July and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished.

French Polynesia has recorded another 345 Covid-19 cases in the past day, raising the tally to 11,316.

Travel of French tourists to French Polynesia is being suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The French High Commission in French Polynesia said while urgent travel from France continued to be allowed, trips for what it described as the economic recovery of French Polynesia, were banned until further notice.
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There has been another fatality in French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic, raising the death toll to 53. 98 people are in hospital, including 26 in intensive care. The number of cases has increased by 221 since yesterday, raising the tally to 11,706. The virus is concentrated on Tahiti but has spread across all archipelagos. All but 62 cases were detected after the borders were reopened in July and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished.

There have another three fatalities in French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic, raising the death toll to 56. 99 people are in hospital, including 26 in intensive care. The number of cases has increased by 415 in the past three days, raising the tally to 12,121.

Another person has died in French Polynesia to Covid-19, raising the death toll to 62. 85 people are in hospital, including 24 in intensive care. The number of cases has increased by 225 overnight, raising the tally to 12,587. The coronavirus outbreak, which is concentrated on Tahiti, has slowed its progression as measures, such as a curfew, appear to become effective. The outbreak hit Tahiti Nui TV which was forced to cancel its news programmes for the first time ever. All but 62 cases were detected after the borders were reopened in July and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished.

After eliminating the coronavirus with a lockdown seven months ago, the reopening of the border and the abolition of quarantine requirements have seen Covid-19 numbers surge to among the highest levels per capita in the world.

Five more people have died in French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic, raising the death toll to 68. 81 people are in hospital, including 23 in intensive care. Over the weekend, another 308 people tested positive, bringing the total case number to 13,286.

There have been two more deaths in French Polynesia, due to Covid-19 over the past 24 hours. Along with the fatalities there have been 231 new cases of the coronavirus in the territory in the past day. 75 people are now in hospital, including 22 in intensive care. The latest figures bring the total number of recorded infections since testing began in March to 13,517.

French Polynesia has recorded another two deaths from Covid-19 over the past 24 hours.This brings the country's total number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic to 72. However, infection rates have fallen with 100 new cases recorded, compared to 266 the previous day. 22 people are currently in intensive care. The latest infections bring the total number of recorded cases since March to 13,883.

French Polynesia's Covid-19 tally has passed 14,000 after another 213 cases were recorded. 73 people have died 82 people are in hospital, including 21 in intensive care. Additional medical personnel have been flown in from France to help with the outbreak, which has spread to all archipelagos.

All but 62 of the 14,096 cases were detected after the borders were reopened in July and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished.

Another person had died from Covid-19 in French Polynesia, bringing the territory's today pandemic death toll to 76. As well as the fatal case there have been 187 new infections recorded over the last 24 hours. 70 people are currently in hospital with 24 of them in intensive care. Today's numbers bring the territory's total number of people infected by Covid-19 since testing began in March to 14,559.

Another person has died from Covid-19 in French Polynesia as case numbers have now topped 15,000. More than 5,000 cases were recorded in the past month alone. In the 24 hours to Saturday, 210 new cases were recorded. The pandemic has so far claimed 79 lives.
There are 81 people in hospital with 25 of them in intensive care.

All but 62 of the 15,107 cases were detected after the borders were reopened in July and mandatory quarantine requirements were abolished in an effort to boost tourism and reignite the economy.

French Polynesia has recorded seven more deaths from Covid-19 in the last four days, bringing the total number of fatalities in the territory since the pandemic began to 86. New confirmed cases have reached 178 over the same period. There are 62 people currently in hospital with 28 of them in intensive care.

The latest numbers bring the territory's total Covid-19 infections since testing began in March to 15,332 with cases exceeding 5000 in the past month alone.

A total of 15,411 people have been infected since testing began in March

The health minister said the pandemic's latest wave had peaked as the number of new infections had dropped to below 100 a day.
Almost 16,000 cases have been recorded and 91 people died.

Another person has died from Covid-19 in French Polynesia bringing the total number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic to 98. 104 new cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours. There are currently 56 people in hospital with 23 of them in intensive care. A total of 15,974 people have been infected since testing began in March

The death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic in French Polynesia has risen to 103

Among the latest fatalities is Thierry Teama, deputy editor at local TV channel TNTV. At the launch of TNTV in 2000, Mr Teamo made history at the channel when he presented its first news bulletin. He was 55.

A total of 16,162 people have been infected since testing began in March.

French Polynesia has recorded four Covid-19 deaths since the start of the year, raising the pandemic's tally to 121.

The government released the territory's first coronavirus figures for the year yesterday, which showed that nearly 17,000 people have been infected since March. All but 62 of these cases came after the government reopened borders to tourists in July, in a bid to boost tourism. There are 43 people in hospital, 20 of them in intensive care.

A nightly curfew remains in place as part of measures implemented to control the outbreak.

The second wave of Covid-19 is ebbing in French Polynesia as daily infection rates have dropped to below 100.
The latest figure is 46 new cases in a day. Since August more than 17,000 cases have been recorded and 126 people have died.

Vaccines are now being rolled out to help stem the pandemic.
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Another person has died over the weekend in French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic, raising the death toll to 127. 38 coronavirus sufferers are in hospital, including 20 in intensive care. 62 new infections were detected in the past three days, confirming that the second wave of the pandemic has peaked.
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Phase one of French Polynesia's Covid-19 vaccination programme has now reached over 1900 people since 18 January.
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The hard hit French territory has suffered 131 deaths and more than 18,000 infections, most since the border was reopened in July to boost tourism
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Tourism is set to suffer a sharp decline in French Polynesia as the territory is about to close the border in response to the latest French government decision aimed at slowing the Covid-19 pandemic.

At the weekend, France suspended all travel from and to non-European Union destinations except in urgent cases, with the ban being extended to Tahiti on 3 February. The French High Commission in Tahiti said in difference to earlier French lockdowns, this time French Polynesia's tourism sector would no longer be granted an exemption. It also said tourists still in Tahiti were allowed to leave as their travel home was being considered as a reason for an exemption.
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French Polynesia's Covid-19 death toll has risen to 133 as the border closed again on Thursday and the vaccination programme continued in earnest. Cases had reached 18,145 on Wednesday with 24 new ones over the previous day. More than 18,000 infections and all deaths have been registered since the territory re-opened to tourism in July.

The border has now closed again in another attempt to contain the virus. During the preceding lockdown, French Polynesia recorded 62 infections and eliminated the virus.

There are now 23 people in hospital including 13 in intensive care. But vaccination numbers are growing with 34 people having now received their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Numbers who've received the first jab have reached 238

French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch says he hopes last week's border closure ordered by Paris because of the Covid-19 pandemic won't exceed three months

Travel to and from Tahiti has been restricted to compelling cases only, which now excludes tourism - a key pillar of French Polynesia's economy. Fritch said after another three months, it wouldn't be mutant viruses that kill but the economic crisis, unemployment and bankruptcies.

After abolishing quarantine requirements in July, the French Polynesian government will introduce a mandatory 14-day quarantine from Tuesday (Tahiti time/Wed NZ time). Travellers allowed to enter will have to pay for their stay in a quarantine hotel unless they have obtained approval from the French High Commission to go to an isolated place at home.
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There have been two more Covid-19 related deaths in French Polynesia bringing total fatalities to 135. The deaths come as the French territory changes the quarantine requirement for non-essential travel. Total cases now reached 18,206 by close of business Monday in Tahiti with 21 new infections in the preceding 72 hours. There were 98 active cases with 14 people in hospital including 5 in intensive care.

Meanwhile, the vaccination programme had reached 3148 health and frontline workers, seniors and people with vulnerabilities. This includes 226 who have received both doses of the Pfizer jab

Another Covid death in French Polynesia

There has been another Covid-19 related death in French Polynesia bringing fatalities to 140. The French Territory has 63 known active cases with nine people in hospital including two in intensive care. There were 15 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours bringing the total infections since March last year to 18,429.

Meanwhile, the Pfizer vaccine has been rolled out to just under 7000 people on Tahiti and Mo'orea including over 3600 who have received both doses.

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Travel to Tahiti had been suspended because of the surge of Covid-19 in Europe. Paris imposed a travel ban to non-European Union destinations two months ago, which stopped Tahiti's international tourism against the wishes of the territory's government.
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The tourism sector, including the tourism minister, urged Paris to allow flights from France and the United States to resume while unions in Tahiti remained hesitant, fearing a fresh wave of Covid-19 infections.

After opening the border to quarantine-free tourism last July, community infections spread to 18,000 people and claimed more than 140 lives.
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