All Covid-19 restrictions to be lifted in outer islands of French Polynesia

8:20 am on 14 May 2020

All restrictions imposed over the Covid-19 outbreak in March will be lifted in French Polynesia's outer islands as of midnight tonight.

This was announced by the French High Commissioner to French Polynesia Dominique Sorain and the president Edouard Fritch after reporting that 28 days passed without any local Covid-19 case.

Travel between the islands will be allowed from tomorrow morning while domestic air travel will be possible from 21 May.

In Tahiti and Moorea, which account for the bulk of the population, a ban on meetings of more than 100 people remain, with a review due at the end of the month.

Bars and discos will be allowed to open but patrons must observe social distancing.

All sport events have been given the all-clear.

Schools are gearing up for reopening on 18 May.

A territory-wide curfew was already lifted last week after a court ruled it was illegal.

A total of 60 Covid-19 cases were registered since March.