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Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — At a press conference on Sunday (NZ time) Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield confirmed a woman in her 70s on the West Coast (of New Zealand), who was initially thought to have influenza, had died.
The woman died in Grey Base Hospital. The woman, who had...
The other day I went into Costco to buy some toilet paper. It came as a small shock when I couldn’t find a single roll.
The coronavirus is inspiring panic buying of a variety of household products such as toilet paper in cities across the U.S. and world.
While it makes sense to me that masks and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The first Covid-19 test sent from American Samoa has returned negative.
The sample was tested at the Centre for Disease Control in Atlanta and was from a female resident who had travelled to New Zealand.
The territory's Health Director, Motusa Tuileama Nua, welcomed the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As the deadly coronavirus continues to spread globally, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has requested Hawaiian Airlines for suspension of flights between Honolulu and American Samoa “for 30-days or more, predicted on the COVID-19 for the United States but particularly, Hawai’i...
Two weeks ago, my biggest worries concerned managing my classes, having three dance practices a week, organizing events for the Harvard College Women’s Center, and writing this column. But two weeks ago, I didn’t know that I would be packing up my things and leaving Harvard for the rest of the...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata is explaining numerous areas of assistance in the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES), S. 3548, including personal stimulus checks and unemployment funds, passed by the Senate early Thursday for consideration by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Effective today, Mar. 27th, all inbound travelers, including returning local residents, will be required have a health certificate which shows a negative test for the coronavirus before boarding the Hawaiian Airlines flight to American Samoa.
This is one of the major...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has shared his disappointment with US President Donald Trump over the failure of the federal government to coordinate a flight to uplift US citizens stranded in Samoa, which closed its borders; and routing the Americans through American Samoa,...
Helping prevent the spread of COVID-19, Cost-U-Less has already commenced installation of plexiglass shields in front of checkout counters and expects to complete installations in all stores shortly. “The valiant effort of our front-line staff is unprecedented as they work to provide essential food...
IN THE PACIFIC — More Covid-19 cases have been announced in the Pacific, with several countries increasing restrictions as the virus hits the region.
Confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Pacific
Hawaii now has 95 Covid-19 cases.
Guam confirmed five more cases of Covid-19 overnight bringing the US...