(GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT, 22nd January 2022, Samoa) – Failure to comply with the Nation Wide 48-hour Lockdown restrictions inked into law by the Ao Mamalu ole Malo, Le Afioga Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II comes with consequences. You are liable to be slapped with a $2,000 fine without reprieve. Failure to comply with the Lockdown restrictions […]
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)
(GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT, 22nd January 2022, Samoa)- Director General of Health Leausa Samau Dr. Take Naseri’s primary mission is to contain the COVID19 virus at the quarantine phase where the 15 confirmed COVID19 cases are isolated. They are under 24 hour watch in the Isolation Wing at the Moto’otua National Hospital while the remaining 4 […]
On January 22, 2022, Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa confirmed that five more passengers on the direct flight from Brisbane have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of positive cases in managed isolation to fifteen. As a result, Samoa has moved to Alert Level 3 (RED) for the next 48 hours from […]
(GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT 20th January 2022.) – Despite the 10 positive COVID19 cases imported by Samoans who arrived yesterday (19th January 2022) on the Direct Repatriation Flight from Brisbane Australia, Samoa is still at Level 1-Yellow and there is no Lockdown as anticipated. And NEOC is well aware of the panicky mode by the country […]
(GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT, 20th Jan.2021); Ten returning Samoans from Australia including an 11 month year old toddler have been tested positive for COVID19. And the positive tests results will be transported to New Zealand at the earliest flight to determine if they had contracted the Delta or the Omicron COVID variant. Arriving yesterday afternoon on […]
TEUTEUGA O LE POLOAIGA MO FAALAVELAVE TUTUPU FAAFUASEI KOVITI 19. 1. FA’AAUAUINA O LE PILIOTA MO FA’AALIGA FA’ASALALAU O FA’ALAVELAVE TUTUPU FA’AFUASEI MO LE FA’AMA’I O LE KOVITI-19 (EXTENSION OF PROCLAMATION FOR COVID-19) 2. FA’AAUAUINA O LE POLOAIGA MO FA’ALAVELAVE TUTUPU FA’AFUASEI MO LE FA’AMA’I O LE COVID19 (EXTENSION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY ORDER FOR […]
(GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT); Cabinet at its meeting FK (21) Special 30 has approved flights for the first three months of 2022, (Jan-March) to repatriate Samoans and transport Seasonal Workers to their respective destinations : The schedule flights initially planned from January, February and March from Australia and New Zealand. Noted of the assistance offered by […]
(OFISA O LE SO’O’UPU); Ua fa’ai’ugāfonoina e le Kapeneta i lana Fa’ai’uga FK (21) Fa’apitoa 30, le fa’amaonia ai; Faigāmalaga mo pasese toe foi mai i Samoa fa’apea galuega fa’avaitaimi mo Ausetalia ma Niu Sila ua fuafua mo le kuata muamua o le Tausaga 2022. Le fa’amauina o le fesoasoani ua ofoina mai e le […]
FA’ASILASILAGA TĀUA | IMPORTANT NOTICE | PĀNUI Faigamalaga i Niu Sila mai Samoa (ma Tokelau) e aunoa ma noataga masani o le fa’anofoesea | Quarantine-Free Travel to New Zealand from Samoa and Tokelau From 8 November, eligible travellers including New Zealand citizens, holders of a New Zealand resident visa, and holders of a critical purpose […]
The Government of Japan has provided 112,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Samoa via the COVAX Facility to strengthen Samoa’s vaccination rollout. Apia, Samoa 23 August 2021 – Today, Samoa received COVID-19 vaccines from the Government of Japan through the COVAX Facility – a partnership co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations […]
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