IN BLANKSTARE NEWS: Trapped in paradise

27-year-old British woman Zoe Stephens has been in Tonga now for 18 months. Tonga is actually one of the few places in the world that has not experienced any cases of COVID-19.

A woman who went to Tonga for the weekend right before the pandemic started has been stuck on the island nation ever since. 27-year-old British woman Zoe Stephens has been in Tonga now for 18 months. Tonga is actually one of the few places in the world that has not experienced any cases of COVID-19. She says she has never had to wear a mask. And while living in paradise may sound great, Stephens says it’s been hard to be away from friends and family for so long. She’s made the best of it, though, even starting an online Master’s program. (Insider)