dispatch of two C-130s, as well as from China and France.
First aid by sea is also expected tomorrow, again sent from New Zealand.
Local authorities, however, underlined the importance of precautionary measures to prevent the Covid-19 virus from reaching the archipelago, from which Tonga is currently considered "free", providing for strict protocols for the delivery of aid.
According to the UN, more than 80% of the population of the archipelago was affected by the cataclysm.