It's almost a year since the first Covid-19 case was diagnosed French Polynesia. It also was the first in the Pacific Islands.
Maina Sage, who is a member of the French National Assembly, brought the virus from Paris, triggering a sharp lockdown.
But once the virus had been eliminated, Tahiti and its island opened for tourists but saw Covid-19 spread throughout the community and infect thousands.
Now the borders have again been shut on orders from Paris.
Looking back at the past year, I asked my colleague Walter Zweifel how the pandemic unfolded in French Polynesia.
Media briefing in Tahiti Photo: supplied
