Two-thirds of passengers on first flight to Covid-free Kiribati diagnosed with virus

Island nation set to impose lockdown next week after virus escaped from quarantine centre

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After remaining Covid-free for the entirety of the pandemic, Kiribati has reopened its borders - only for two thirds of the passengers on the first international flight to arrive in ten months to test positive for the virus.

The island nation is now set to impose a four-day lockdown from Monday after the virus was found to have spread into the community.