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COVID-19

Jake Tagaloa with a mask and gloves protecting himself and others from the virus
ON THE CRUISESHIP 'PRIDE OF AMERICA' — Jake Tagaloa from the village of Fagasa, is reaching out to let his family know they are loved and missed and he is okay. Jake who is a firefighter working on the cruise ship 'The Pride of America' contacted Samoa News over the weekend asking for our help. “...
Waikiki beach with yellow caution tape
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s governor has instituted a mandatory 14-day self-quarantine starting Thursday of all people traveling to the state as part of efforts to fight the spread of coronavirus . The order applies to returning residents as well as visitors. It applies to all arrivals at Hawaii...
Diocese of Samoa Pago Pago
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through his Diocesan Decree issued last Friday, Bishop Peter Brown, leader of the Diocese of Samoa Pago Pago, declared the “Catholic Response to the American Samoa Coronavirus” According to the decree - which is effective Monday, Mar. 23rd - addressed to parish priests,...
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Apia, Samoa — On Sunday, March 21, 2020 (Samoa time) amendments to the Coronavirus (COVID19) State of Emergency Orders were approved and signed into law by his Highness the Head of State, Afioga Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvii II. The new amendments include suspending flights between Samoa and...
Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero
PACIFIC ISLANDS — More travel restrictions and measures have been imposed around the Pacific as cases in the region continue to increase. People in French Polynesia have been told to stay at home from midnight for at least 15 days as the coronavirus outbreak keeps spreading. At a briefing this...
Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOAS — All public and private schools, American Samoa Community College and day care centers will be closed, effective Monday, Mar. 23rd - under an amendment made Friday night by Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga to his Declaration order issued Mar. 18th, that extended the State of...
Fiji Airways plane on the tarmac
PACIFIC ISLANDS — Countries around the Pacific continue to scramble to implement measures to safeguard citizens from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Fiji has restricted entry to all travellers from the United States and Europe, including the United Kingdom, because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Prime...
Photo shows the front-cover of the 78-page Territory of American Samoa’s Response and Action Plan
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga submitted last Friday to the federal government American Samoa’s Response and Action Plan to combat the coronavirus pandemic, saying that the territory is “highly vulnerable because our current health care system grossly lacks the capacity to...
Judie Shape, left, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, waves to her daughter, Lori Spencer
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the global threat of coronavirus, which the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday declared as “pandemic”, the local Health Department has further increased its public awareness campaign explaining ways to prevent the spread of the virus that has no cure or...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While ASG travel is suspended to US states and foreign countries affected by the coronavirus, the Health Department has proposed new travel restrictions for flights to and from Hawai’i, and reduced daily flights on the inter Samoa route to combat the spread of the deadly...

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