American Samoa

The Taiwanese vessel which had been stranded with no access to medical treatment for an injured crew member, has finally been allowed entry into American Samoa's port.

As the spread of the coronavirus pandemic continues globally, health officials in American Samoa have recommended keeping the borders closed with Samoa, even if the latter ends its State of Emergency.

American Samoan authorities have made the belated decision to deliver medication to an injured fisherman on board the Taiwanese vessel Man Fu Tsai.

Forty-two of the 145 passengers who arrived on the Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu Thursday night have been quarantined.

American Samoa's governor has shared his disappointment with the US President over the failure of the government to organise a flight for US citizens stranded in Samoa.

The first Covid-19 test sent from American Samoa has returned negative.

American Samoa's governor has exempted the territory's tuna cannery from measures that restrict gatherings in the territory.

Samoa is to start fining people and organisations that do not adhere to the new Covid-19 lockdown requirements from midnight tonight.

Arrangements are being made for the refuelling of a cruise ship in American Samoa that has been turned away from four other ports.