DoH: Repatriation doesn’t mean “swing over” to Pago for a vacay
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Health Department on Monday issued a public notice explaining “repatriation” as some people from Samoa appear to want to travel to American Samoa for vacations and o

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