PR1 – NATIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTRE (NEOC) ACTIVATED FOR CORONAVIRUS (NATIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTRE); The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) has been activated as part of Samoa’s response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) global crisis. The Proclamation of Emergency period is from 21 March to 4 April 2020. The activation of NEOC is part of Samoa’s […]
STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED
March 20, 2020
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GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT; A State of Emergency has been declared in Samoa in response to the Corona Virus (COVID-19) global crisis. His Highness, the Head of State, Afioga Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi II pursuant to Article 106 of the Constitution and at the advice from Cabinet approved the following orders to go into effect at 12:00 […]
OFISA O LE SO’OUPU A LE MALO; Ua faatulafonoina e le Afioga i le Ao Mamalu ole Malo, le Afioga Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi II le Poloaiga o le Faaaliga Faasalalau o Faalavelave Tutupu Faafuasei (Proclamation of Emergency) mo le Coronavirus (COVID19) e pei ona faamaonia e le Kapeneta e tusa ai ma aiaiga o le […]
OFISA OLE SO’OUPU A LE MALO; Ua tofia nei le Afioga Satiu Simativa I Perese i le Tofiga o le Faamasino Sili e tusa ai ma le Vaega 6, Fuaiupu 65(2) o le Faavae o le Malo Tutoatasi o Samoa. O Satiu o se tamalii ua 58 tausaga o lona soifua. Na fanau i Maagiagi […]
GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT; Afioga Satiu Simativa I Perese has been appointed as the new Chief Justice pursuant to Part VI, Section 65 (2) of the Constitution of the Independent State of Samoa. Satiu is 58 years old. He was born in Maagiagi and began his education at Maagiagi Primary School before they moved to New […]
19/03/2020; SAMPLE TESTING CLARIFICATION Due to the urgency of the request from the Ministry of Health, (MoH) we have been advised by laboratories in both Australia and New Zealand, that the turnaround time for testing samples from Samoa will be between 3 to 5 days. Please check the following Website and Facebook pages for updates […]
***EFFECTIVE 18 March 2020*** Due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19 globally and the Declaration as a Global Pandemic by WHO on 11 March 2020; the risk for Samoa has now progressed to VERY HIGH. Border requirements and restrictions will be more strengthened now at ALL international ports of entry. ⚠️EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY⚠️ ALL TRAVELERS ENTERING […]
⚠️UPDATED INFORMATION as of 19 March 2020 from the Public Health, Ministry of Health Samoa states that the turnaround time for testing samples from Samoa will be between 3 to 5 days⚠️ ONE SUSPECTED CASE OF CORONAVIRUS 18th March 2020 ; As of this morning, the Ministry of Health is investigating one patient for Coronavirus (COVID-19). This […]
Apia, Samoa 16 March 2020; The Fiji Police Force is partnering with Samoa’s Ministry of Police to carry out a five-day training this week, in a bid to enhance access to justice for arrested and detained persons, and prevent torture in police custody. The training, in international human rights and best practices for Samoa’s Police […]
⚠️⚠️⚠️IMPORTANT NOTE: PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS ADVISORY WILL COME INTO EFFECT – SUNDAY 15 MARCH 2020, AT 8AM⚠️⚠️⚠️ ⚠️NOTED CHANGES: The number of countries and requirements that apply to listed countries⚠️ ⚠️⚠️The provision of the test results within 5 days for the Coronavirus (COVID-2019) will come into effect on the 19th March 2020⚠️⚠️ ⚠️All […]
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