2020 in American Samoa

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Events from 2020 in American Samoa.

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Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania

March
  • 6 March – The government introduced new entry restrictions including restricting flight numbers and requiring travelers from Hawaii to spend 14 days in Hawaii and obtain a health clearance from health authorities.[1]
  • 11 March – A government task-force was set up to deal with the virus and quarantining measures have been put in place for incoming visitors.[2]
  • 14 March – Half of the 210 passengers on a returning Hawaiian Airlines flight were required to self-quarantine at home.[3]
  • 16 March – Following a trip to the US mainland, Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga self-isolated as a precautionary measure.[4]
  • 26 March – Iulogologo Joseph Pereira, executive assistant to the governor and the head of the territory's COVID-19 task force, acknowledged that the territory did not have facilities to test samples of the COVID-19 virus, having to rely on testing facilities in Atlanta, Georgia.[5]

April
  • 19 April – U.S. President Donald Trump declared that a major disaster existed in the territory, responding to a request for help from Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga on 13 April. This declaration makes the territory eligible for federal assistance to combat the spread of COVID-19. The US Federal Emergency Management Agency has named its Regional 9 administrator Robert Fenton Junior as the Coordinating Officer for any federal recovery operations in the territory.[6]

References
  1. "American Samoa tightens entry requirements over Covid-19". Radio New Zealand. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. "American Samoa establishes Covid-19 govt taskforce". Radio New Zealand. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. "Half of flight's passengers to self-quarantine in American Samoa". Radio New Zealand. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. "Covid-19: American Samoa governor self-isolates as a precaution". Radio New Zealand. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. Georgiev, Peter; Kaplan, Adiel (26 March 2020). "American Samoa's coronavirus conundrum: No way to test". NBC News. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  6. "Trump declares Covid-19 disaster for American Samoa". Radio New Zealand. 19 April 2020. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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