13 Oct 2020

Covid-19 outbreak getting 'out of hand' in French Polynesia

From , 6:02 am on 13 October 2020

With its total number of cases hurtling towards 3-thousand, French Polynesia's Covid-19 outbreak has now reached its president Edouard Fritch.

A government statement says he tested positive for Covid-19 on his return from France.

The news came amid galloping numbers of infections which have surpassed New Zealand's

Walter Zweifel has been looking at developments and I asked what has been reported about Mr Fritch's case.

The President of French Polynesia, Edouard Fritch

The President of French Polynesia, Edouard Fritch Photo: AFP