Samoa locks down after recording its first community COVID-19 case
A 29-year-old woman tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday during routine testing before boarding an international flight.
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Kiribati and Samoa implement rare lockdowns after travelers test positive
Dozens of travelers from Fiji tested positive in Kiribati, prompting the island nation to implement its first lockdown. Samoa's order followed a cluster of cases in airline passengers from Australia.
A massive volcano erupts near Tonga, causing tsunami waves as far as the West Coast
An undersea volcano erupted near the Pacific nation of Tonga, sending tsunami waves crashing across the shore there and around the Pacific, including a surges along the U.S. West Coast.
Samoa Arrests Anti-Vaccination Activist As Measles Death Toll Rises
Government officials say anti-vaccination advocates have complicated their efforts to turn the tide on an epidemic that has killed at least 63 people, most of them children.
Samoan Government To Close Its Offices Amid Measles Crisis That Has Left 53 Dead
Forty-eight of the fatalities were children under 4 years old. The number of immunizations plummeted last year after improperly prepared vaccines led to the deaths of two infants.
Measles Outbreak Kills Dozens Of Kids On Samoa And Infects Thousands More
Samoa is under a state of emergency as its health system struggles with the crisis. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to the editor of the Samoa Observer, Keni Lesah.
Samoa Closes Schools And Mandates Vaccinations Amid Deadly Measles Epidemic
The government declared a state of emergency Friday. At least six people have died. Officials say most of them were children under two.