COVID-19 Press Releases

This section contains all Press Releases on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) for Samoa.

O le vaega lenei o lo’o fa’amauina ai pepa o fa’amatalaga e fa’atatau i le Coronavirus (COVID-19)

As of today, 25th January, 2022, 26 positive cases have been confirmed by the Ministry of Health for Samoa. All of them are being managed and controlled in quarantine. Currently there is no evidence of a community transmission. All passengers and frontline workers were swabbed yesterday, which was day five of their quarantine. The early […]

The Samoa Fire and Emergency Service Authority (S.F.E.S.A.) continue to provide services to all emergency responses as requested by the public through the 911 National Emergency Call Center (N.E.C.C.) since the national COVID-19 lockdown begins on Saturday, 22nd January 2022. The Authority have been attentive for all calls and were referred and consult with the […]

E ui o lo’o tapunia le atunu’u atoa ona o puipuiga mai le Koviti – 19 peita’i o lo’o fa’aauau pea galuega fesoasoani a le Pulega o Tineimū ma Fa’alavelave Tutupu Fa’afuase’i e tali atu ai i so’o se gasegase tugā fa’apea ni fa’alavelave tutupu fa’afuase’i e tula’i mai ma feso’ota’i ane i le numera […]

The National Emergency Operations Centre (N.E.O.C.) was a treated to a visit by the Hon. Prime Minister this afternoon. It was a morale booster and an encouragement for the staff to speak and share with the Prime Minister, on various tasks that are being delivered through the Centre throughout this nationwide lockdown. Authorized personnel from […]

The Ministry of Police, Prisons and Corrections continue to lead security and public safety since the beginning of the lockdown yesterday afternoon. They have been vigilant at various checkpoints and vehicle patrols around Apia City and its peripheries as well as all over the country in ensuring compliance with SOE orders issued yesterday. More than […]

Following the official announcement from the Honourable Prime Minister yesterday of a nationwide lockdown, the number of positive COVID19 cases remains at 15 for Samoa. These cases were passengers who travelled from Brisbane, Australia on a flight that arrived at Faleolo Airport on Wednesday, 19th January 2022. All of them are being quarantined. The rest […]