COVID-19
Suva, FIJI — Fiji has reported a daily record 1405 new cases of Covid-19 in the 24 hours to 8am on Friday, health authorities said.
That compares to 1220 cases and 10 deaths in the previous 24-hour period.
The government also confirmed six more deaths last night, taking the death toll to 80 - 78 of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa “has and will receive over $1.4 billion in allocated relief and stimulus funding to help keep our people safe from the negative effects of the coronavirus,” said Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga in ASG’s COVID & American Rescue Plan Act Funds...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The local Education Department (ASDOE) invites public input in the development of its American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) plan for the safe return of in-person instruction.
“We need your feedback,” said ASDOE in a public...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The ASG Coronavirus Task Force expects that by August Hawaiian Airlines will resume its commercial reservations and bookings as was the process pre-COVID. The frequency of commercial Hawaiian Air flights has yet to be determined and is contingent upon the success of...
Honolulu, HAWAII — The state is set to hit a new benchmark on Thursday, allowing people vaccinated on the mainland to fly in without testing or quarantining.
It’s the latest stage of the state’s Safe Travels Program as Hawaii continues to see a flood of tourists from the continent.
Those vaccinated...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa has this month tightened restrictions on people entering the country.
The Ministry of health requires intending travellers to get in touch 21 days before their planned trip.
They require travellers to be fully vaccinated at least two weeks before travel and to produce legitimate...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Seven repatriation flights later and the Le Fetuao Samoan Language Center, under the leadership of Mrs. Elisapeta T. Lesatele Alaimaleata (in green in background), is still going strong in its donations toward American Samoa’s repatriation quarantine at the Ohana Waikiki Hotel in...
Port Moresby PNG — Unexplained deaths spark sorcery claims, torture and murder, as fears build of a COVID-19 'time bomb' in Papua New Guinea.
(WARNING: This story contains graphic content that some readers may find upsetting.)
When a young boy died suddenly in Tatape Village in Papua New Guinea's (...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Households in American Samoa continue to apply through the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for assistance with COVID-19 related funeral costs, however no local applications have yet been approved and no awards have been made.
By the beginning of the week of...
Honolulu, Hawaii — Hawaii will lift quarantine and pre-travel testing requirements for domestic travelers from the mainland who can show proof of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination early next month, Gov. David Ige said Thursday.
The governor also announced he would ease restrictions on social...