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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Some families are stepping forward to assist the community and the government tackle community spread of the virus by identifying family members who have tested positive for the virus on social media.
Members of the community believe that identifying a family member who...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center’s acting chief of staff, Dr. Akapusi Ledua is thankful to the hospital’s “federal partners” for providing medical support — such as critical care nurses and doctors — in the coming days to assist the medical center in preparation in the event of a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a media statement yesterday morning, the Health Department reported that on Tuesday, Mar. 8, some 52-individuals tested positive and there were no new hospitalizations to report that are due to COVID-19.
With the new positives, American Samoa cumulative total has...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the top photo as seen in this montage, residents who flocked to tents set up at the Pago Pago DYWA parking lot for COVID-19 vaccinations yesterday at around 8a.m. were seen sitting very closely to one another. The tent seating seems to be set up for this ‘crowding’...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two epidemiologists with the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are echoing the urging of local health officials and government leaders for residents to get fully vaccinated along with the booster shot to prevent becoming severely ill or hospitalized if...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Operating hours for essential businesses have been extended to 6p.m. while gas stations and public transportation — buses and taxis — return to normal operating hours, under changes outlined in Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga’s First Amendment to his Mar. 2 COVID-19 Emergency...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During his address Monday morning, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga acknowledged and expressed appreciation to the 55-member federal team that arrived last Friday to provide personnel support and supplies to American Samoa’s response to the community spread of COVID-19....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases from several villages in Tutuila continue to increase from day to day, concerned members of the community are calling out to the Department of Health (DoH) director to conduct a full internal investigation on what actually...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During a Zoom news conference yesterday, Health Department’s Dr. Fiona Trail provided an update on the Mar. 10 Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu announcing a policy change.
She said travelers on the flight would follow the same requirements as the previous ones,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As of yesterday morning, four patients — one fully vaccinated and three not vaccinated — are hospitalized at the LBJ Medical Center COVID-19 Ward after testing positive and following a hospital assessment which determined they should be admitted.
This is according to...