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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The following information from the Attorney General’s Office about Price Gouging in the Territory was sent to Samoa News this week after we published our Price Gouging story on Monday, Feb. 28th.
In our story, the Attorney General’s Office was named the point of contact...
McDonald’s in Tafuna at 3:10pm, shows while the restaurant is closed to sit-downs due to Code Red — it’s still open for drive-through service. It closes at 4pm. You don’t have to wear a face mask if you’re alone in your vehicle, the DoH says, however, it’s recommended for those — two or more —...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As of 8p.m. Tuesday, March 1, the territory’s cumulative total of positive COVID-19 cases had reached 94, as the Health Department awaits a new shipment of vaccine for adults due to arrive this coming Saturday, Mar. 5, according to the DoH report released Monday night....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While ASG leaders are concentrating all their efforts into stopping the community spread of the Coronavirus, many workers, families and small businesses are already starting to feel the financial impact of Code Red — with job closures and reduced hours.
It’s been a week...
This photo taken by a local resident stuck in traffic shows a long line of cars on the road heading to the Tafuna airport last Saturday for the Drive-Thru COVID-19 testing and vaccination site. Some motorists complained of the long wait of up to four hours. Depending on the number of doses on hand...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Health Department’s COVID-19 Situational Report released last night shows that as of 7p.m on Feb. 28, the territory’s cumulative positive coronavirus cases has reached a total of 85, with 20 individuals testing positive yesterday.
Of the 20 new positives, 18 of them...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an address delivered yesterday afternoon via live-stream on KVZK-TV social media platforms, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga announced that the current Code Red level will continue for another week.
The previous 7-days of Code Red was effective through Mar. 1...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG, through the Health Department, is working with its federal partners, including the U.S Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide more COVID-19 tests and other supplies, as community spread of the virus continues to increase.
DoH officials made the...
Shoppers line up outside a local store after Code Red restrictions were put in place last week in the territory. Only a certain number of people are allowed inside the store — at one time — and as one person leaves, another may enter. Patience, social distancing, wearing a mask, as well as keeping...
Hartford, CONNECTICUT — Over the past two years of living with COVID-19, many churches have had to think in new ways. Congregations across the country are experimenting with practices such as virtual worship and Bible study or masking and social distancing — even as others go “back to normal.”...