Gov gives DoH authority to extend quarantine after recent surge
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga signed on Friday an amended version of the recent Emergency Declaration. It now gives DOH the authority to quarantine a person for up to 21




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