13 Mar 2020

Pacific correspondent Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor

From Nine To Noon, 9:50 am on 13 March 2020
French Polynesia president Edouard Fritch confirms the Pacific region's first case of Covid-19 at a news conference in Tahiti.

French Polynesia president Edouard Fritch confirms the Pacific region's first case of Covid-19 at a news conference in Tahiti. Photo: Supplied / President of French Polynesia

As French Polynesia confirms its first case of Covid-19 RNZ's Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor takes a look at how the region is dealing with the new coronovirus.