2020-12-21 11:35:27 GMT2020-12-21 19:35:27(Beijing Time) Xinhua English SUVA, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Tonga on Monday extended the state of emergency from December 21, 2020 to January 18, 2021 and made some changes to the national COVID-19 restrictions. According to Matangi, Tonga's leading news website, Tongan Prime Minister's Office also announced on Monday that the night-time curfew in the island nation has also been lifted for the incoming Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Apart from the above-mentioned changes, the nationwide curfew will be from 8:00 p.m. local time on December 21 to 8:00 p.m. on January 18, 2021. Other key restrictions include that all activities and gatherings in the island nation will not exceed a total of 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors, except for religious services and education institutions; complying with social distancing (keeping 1.5 m from another person at all times), and observing personal hand hygiene and following all Public Health Advisories issued by the Ministry of Health in relation to COVID-19.