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Samoa Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa announces a three day lockdown in response to ten positive COVID-19 passengers from repatriation flight.
2022-01-22

Samoa extends the state of emergency until September 27. Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi says he fears the practice of congregating in large numbers would likely see the virus entering the (at this time) COVID-19-free country.
2020-08-29

Samoa begins a national lockdown announced by the Prime Minister. Those who do not comply with the lockdown's requirements will be fined.
2020-03-26

Vanuatu puts the island of Aneityum under "temporary lockdown" after a cruise ship with a reportedly infected passenger on board visited the island.
2020-03-23

Wallis and Futuna turns away a German cruise ship due to fears of coronavirus, and says that it is studying the possibility of denying another ship entry.
2020-03-4

Myanmar turns a Silversea Cruises cruise ship away due to fears of coronavirus, a government spokesman says.
2020-03-3

Around 3,700 people aboard a cruise ship named "Diamond Princess" are quarantined after ten passengers test positive for the illness at the port of Yokohama, Japan.
2020-02-5

More than 6,000 passengers are barred from disembarking a cruise ship docked at Civitavecchia, Lazio, Italy, after authorities expressed concern that two Chinese passengers have the coronavirus.
2020-01-30

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.
2020-01-27