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2022-07-27
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Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa ends Samoa state of emergency after two years.
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Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa ends Samoa's state of emergency after two years.
2020-12-14
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Cyclones Yasa and Zazu threaten several Pacific countries, especially Fiji. Yasa intensifies into a category 2 storm and hovers in the waters between Fiji and Vanuatu and is expected to reach Fiji on Thursday as category 4. Zazu unleashes heavy rains in Tonga.
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Cyclones Yasa and Zaza threaten several Pacific countries, especially Fiji. Yasa intensifies into a category 2 storm and hovers in the waters between Fiji and Vanuatu and is expected to reach Fiji on Thursday as category 4. Zaza unleashes heavy rains in Tonga.
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Cyclone Yasa and Cyclone Zaza threaten several Pacific countries, in particular Fiji. Yasa intensifies into a category 2 storm and hovers in the waters between Fiji and Vanuatu and is expected to reach Fiji on Thursday as category 4. Meanwhile, Zaza unleashes heavy rains in Tonga.
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Cyclones Yasa and Zazu threaten several Pacific countries, especially Fiji. Yasa intensifies into a category 2 storm, remaining in the waters between Fiji and Vanuatu. It is expected to reach Fiji on Thursday as a category 4 storm. Zazu also brings heavy rains to Tonga.
2020-01-27
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Six travelers from China are denied entry and turned away from Samoa following the island country's introduction of a ban on all travelers from China. They later arrive in Fiji, where they are quarantined with no symptoms. These strict regulations come after a measles outbreak ravaged Samoa last month.
2019-12-29
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The Samoan government lifts its six-week state of emergency after a mass immunization campaign against measles reduced the death and infection rates.
2019-12-14
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The government of Samoa extends the state of emergency until December 29 when it was due to end on December 15. There have been 72 deaths and more than 5,100 cases to date.
2019-11-26
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The death toll from the measles outbreak in Samoa has reached 32 with over 2,400 cases recorded.
2019-11-25
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Fijian Health Minister Ifereimi Waqainabete warns that police will be deployed to areas under quarantine if people continue not to respect the order to stay at home if they have measles, amid an ongoing outbreak of the illness in various Pacific island nations.
2019-11-22
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Samoa confirms that 20 persons, all but one under the age of four, have died of measles, and 11 more are in critical condition. Authorities recorded 1,644 cases since the outbreak began last month.
2019-11-17
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In response to a measles outbreak, Samoa declares a state of emergency, closes all schools and urges all persons under 17 to avoid public gatherings.
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Cyclone Evan is expected to hit northern parts of Tonga before turning south towards Fiji.
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Samoa measles outbreak worsens
2019
Close to 2,000 people are infected in the Pacific nation, which has declared a state of emergency.
Tonga and Fiji declare a state of emergency as part of an ongoing measles outbreak. Conditions worsen in Samoa where the death toll continues to rise and schools remain closed. There are 1,797 confirmed cases as of Saturday, with 153 detected on Friday alone.