American Samoa

American Samoa's restriction on public gatherings due to the country's measles outbreak has now been lifted.

The latest measles case in American Samoa is an 8-year-old child who is believed to have contracted the virus locally.

The government of American Samoa and congresswoman Aumua Amata are planning to appeal a ruling by a US district court judge in Utah that says people born in American Samoan are US citizens.

A US federal judge has ordered the government to grant birthright citizenship to individuals born in America Samoa.

American Samoa has suspended all entry permits and entry permit waivers for those travelling through Samoa and Tonga to American Samoa because of the measles outbreak in Samoa.

Four infants in American Samoa who contracted measles are reported to be doing well.

The Department of Health in American Samoa has now declared a measles outbreak after confirmation of nine samples sent to Hawaii for testing.

American Samoa's government has received its second payment from insurer Lloyds of London for damages suffered from Cyclone Gita in February 2018.

American Samoa is to receive a $US23 million federal grant towards disaster recovery assistance, following Tropical Cyclone Gita last year.

American Samoans have been praised for their high vaccination rates and told this is preventing a measles outbreak.