Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

This section provides the latest official updates, information and advice on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) for Samoa.

O le vaega lenei o lo’o fa’amauina ai fa’asilasilaga, fa’amatalaga ma fa’amaumauga lata mai e fa’atatau i le Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Apia, Samoa (Tuesday 21 April 2020) – The Legislative Assembly of Samoa in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, has risen to the challenge by quickly adapting the way it is conducting its business and moving part of its work online with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). With the COVID-19 pandemic, many Parliaments […]

In these extraordinary times as the loss of lives from the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continues to rise globally, the necessary measures undertaken to protect human lives and contain the further widespread of this greatest health crisis of our time, will also have a severe impact on the global economy.  According to the International Monetary Fund’s […]

The Office of the Regulator (‘OOTR’) wishes to take this opportunity to acknowledge first and foremost the unwavering love of the Almighty Father for His protection and guidance on us all during these unprecedented times. We are also grateful to our partners, telecom sector, stakeholders, families and friends for their continuous support shown towards the […]

OFISA O LE SO’OUPU; Ua pasia faaletulafono suiga faaopoopo i le Poloaiga o Faalavelave Fa’afuasei mo le Koviti 19 (Coronavirus). O le otootoga o nei o teuteuga fou i le Poloaiga ua faatulafonoina e le Ao Mamalu ole Malo, le Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi II ile afiafi nei. I lana Fonotaga FK(20)Faapitoa 17 o le Aso […]

Against the backdrop of the extraordinary and unprecedented response to the effects of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic around the world, and in line with Samoa’s current Orders of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) State of Emergency, the New Zealand and Australian High Commissions in Samoa, along with the Samoa RSA, wish to advise the public that the 2020 […]

GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT; Inter-island ferry services between Upolu and Savaii will reopen as of Wednesday 15th April but with conditions and restrictions on the number of passenger per sailing.Senior Citizens considered vulnerable and high risk to contract COVID 19 are also discouraged from travelling between the two islands. The new amendment states that;➡️FerriesServices are opened […]