Article 50K0Q Pacific Islands hit by first coronavirus case after French Polynesian MP infected on Paris trip

Pacific Islands hit by first coronavirus case after French Polynesian MP infected on Paris trip

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Nic Maclellan
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Maina Sage diagnosed with virus in Tahiti after meeting with infected French culture minister while in Paris

French Polynesia has announced the first case of Covid-19 in Tahiti, the first confirmed case of the coronavirus across the Pacific Islands.

President Edouard Fritch, said that French Polynesian politician Maina Sage had been confirmed with the virus after returning from Paris on 7 March. Sage is resting at home in self-isolation in Papeete.

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