159 repatriated citizens and residents
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was a beautiful sunny President's Day holiday, Monday, Feb 15, 2021 when the 159 repatriated citizens and residents of American Samoa that were quarantined at Tradewinds Hotel for 14 days, were finally allowed to return to their families after 5 Negative COVID-19...

![The Tradewinds Hotel was the sight of tears and laughter, of happy reunions between families and friends but also mixed with sadness for the 159 repatriated who have become a family during this long journey home, as they bid each other farewell. [courtesy photo] Families with signs welcoming their loved ones home](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/long_jour_home.jpg?itok=TCRhtm1s)