(02 FEBUARY 2022)- Following completion of the sixth testing schedule on 1 st February, one new
positive case was identified from the nursing staff that work in the Isolation Ward taking the total
positive cases in managed isolation to 31.
All other 48 passengers continue to test negative and are in good health. The 25 positive tested
passengers are all asymptomatic and are in good health
All frontline workers in quarantine continue to present negative test results, remain asymptomatic
and in good health. Likewise the 6 nurses in the isolation unit, though positive, are asymptomatic
and in good health.
The cumulative total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic up to now is 33 and are
categorised as follows:
 2 imported cases identified in quarantine in 2021 – fully recovered
 25 imported cases identified in the last 14 days in quarantine (passengers)
 6 locally acquired cases in isolation (nurses)
There are no community cases suspected or identified in the community. There is also vigilant
monitoring of breaches of the SOE and in particular, the conditions of quarantine.
Vaccine Rollout
On February 1, at around 16:15Hrs, an Australian Royal Airforce plane arrived with 10,000 of the
AstraZeneca vaccine in time for the rollout of the Vaccine program. The intention is to be able to
achieve a higher target of the total population that are fully vaccinated as that is important to our
herd immunity as well as advance a shift towards the implementation of a booster policy.
A word of appreciation
Samoa is privileged to be well supported in our COVID response by our development partners
through many different avenues such as access to adequate Vaccines supplies, the provision of
equipment and PPEs and related supplies for preventive health measures, testing capacity supplies,
project grants, technical advisory services, training and consultations (conducted virtually).
We acknowledge the support of all our partners; Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, United
Kingdom, United Nations and specialised agencies, USA, and all those who have made significant
contributions to the COVAX Facility. We also thank all intergovernmental and regional organisations
for facilitating services to ensure essential supplies reach countries in a timely manner.

There is also special acknowledgement of all our frontline workers; our defence line in keeping
COVID 19 out or at the border. The public’s demonstration of perseverance and adherence to the
conditions of lockdown is commendable.
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TASI LE TAGATA FAAOPOOPO ILE NUMERA UA AAFIA ILE KOVITI 19

Ile mae’a ai ole faiga o tui suesue lona 6 mo pasese ma le aufaigaluega o e e pito I luma ile faatinoina
o auaunaga mo malaga taunuu mai, ua iai se faaopoopoga e 1 ile aofai o e ua aafia ile Koviti ma ole
aofiga atoa ua iai nei e 31. O I latou uma nei oloo I nofoaga faanofoesea, ele o iai ni auga ole faamai
ma oloo malolosi uma. Ole faaopoopoga e tasi ua oo ai le aofai o tagata faigaluega (tausi soifua) ua
aafia ile 6 I totonu o nofoaga faanofoesea ile maota gasegase I Motootua.
Oloo malolosi uma le toafasefuluvalu ole pasese ele o aafia faapea foi le 25 oloo ua aafia ile faamai.
E faapea foi tagata faigaluega uma e aofia ai ma tausi soifua e toaono ua aafia; oloo malolosi uma
foi.
Ole tuufaatasiga o tagata ua faamaonia ua aafia ile faamai ua iai nei ile 33 ma ua faavasegaina e
faapea:
 2 tagata na ulufale mai I Samoa ma faamaonia ai le aafia ile faamai ile 2021 ao iai I nofoaga
faanofoesea ae ua toe malolosi
 25 pasese ua aafia I totonu o nofoaga faanofoesea ile 14 aso talu ai
 6 tagata faigaluega ua aafia I totonu o nofoaga faanofoesea
E le o iai se faamaoniga o se tasi ua aafia I nofoaga faitele I fafo atu o nofoaga faanofoesea. Oloo
mataituina lelei foi le
Faaauauina ole Polokalame ole faia o tui puipui
Ole aso ananafi 1 Fepuari na taunuu ai ile itula e 4:15 ile afiafi le vaalele ale Fuavaalele ale malo o
Ausetalia e aumai tui puipui e 10,000 ole vailaau ole AstraZeneca e tauala mai ile fesoasoani a
Ausetalia mo le saga faamalosia ole ausia ose pasene maualuga ole faitau aofai o tagata Samoa e
mae’a atoatoa tui puipui. E taua tele lea tulaga e saga tapu’e ai le puipuiga o tagata uma mo le tetee
atu ile faamai. Ose tasi foi lea o tulaga e tapena ai mo le isi laasaga ile faia o boosters poo tuiga e
faamalosi ai le puipuiga.
Ole Faafetai:
Ose faamanuiaga mo Samoa le lagolago ina mau e ana paaga o taumafaiga uma e tali atu ai ile Koviti
19 ma e ala eseese foi ia fesoasoani e pei ole faafaigofie ona maua vave vailaau mo tui puipui, ole
foai mai o masini ma isi meafaigaluega faalesoifua maloloina, o lavalava e talafeagai ma le puipuia o
tagata faigaluega e aofia ai ma vailaau mo le tausia ole tumama, o masini ma vailaau mo le
faatinoina o tui suesue, o meaalofa tupe e faatino ai ni atiinae maoti, o auaunaga faafaufautua, o
aoaoga ma fonotaga e fefaasoaai ai manatu ma fautuaga aua le faatinoga o galuega.
Ose avanoa lelei lenei e faafetaia ai paaga uma a Samoa oloo fesoasoani tele mai ia tatou taumafaiga
uma e tetee atu ai ile Koviti 19; e pei o malo o Ausetalia, Niu Sila, Saina. Iapani. Peretania tele, Malo
Aufaatasi ma ona lala faapitoa, Amerika ae maise malo uma na fai sao ile faatupega o galuega ale

COVAX facility ile faasoaina ma le la’uina o tui puipui I tulimanu e fa ole lalolagi ae faamuamua ai
atunuu laiti ma lē malolosi o latou tamaoaiga.
E faafetaia foi faalapotopotoga uma faavaomalo ile faatinoga o auaunaga ina ia vave ona oo oloa
moomia ae maise vailaau I atunuu.
E faafetaia faapitoa tagata faigaluega uma oloo muaau i auaunaga I o tatou tuaoi ma avea ma tatou
tali pupuni ile faamai. E faafetai foi le atunuu atoa ile usitaia ma le onosaia o laasaga uma ua
faatulafonoina aua lo tatou saogalemu.