Health Officials has recorded a new case of typhoid in Tonga bringing the number of cases to 20 since February.
Typhoid Photo: 123.rf
Tonga Broadcasting reported the case was reported last week at Fangaloto.
Tonga had earlier introduced restrictions in some villages affected by the disease to stop its spread.
Travel for people from a Tongan village has been restricted after the discovery of typhoid there.
Health authorities in Tonga have temporarily banned kava drinking in public halls to control an outbreak of typhoid.
Authorities in Tonga are encouraging people to prioritise their health more to avoid diseases like typhoid.
In Tonga, public gatherings and events where food is shared has been banned for a month in the village of Nakolo after a local was diagnosed with typhoid.
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