Samoa reported scores of new COVID-19 cases every day since its discovery first Issue of community transition last week.
South Pacific Island Country of 200,000 people It was in Closed since Saturday because it deals with it’s a first the outbreak of epidemic.
An outbreak was detected in a woman who She was about to travel and the test result was positive for virus last Thursday and indicates that the virus may have spread undetected for days or even weeks.
Samoa has reported 95 more cases new cases in 24 hours to saturday and 85 more on Sunday.
15 only of 196 active Cases have been imported from overseasaccording to latest government statment available Monday. The statement said more than 2,200 tests had been conducted since Friday.
Samoa and several neighboring Pacific Island countries were among the last Places in The world to avoid virus outbreak. but the more transmissible omicron variant changed equation and one by one Island nations succumb to COVID-19.
since start of The year, Kiribati, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands and American Samoa are all tested first big disease outbreak.
All schools in Samoa are closed. public All gatherings are prohibited stores and other services shut downexcept for those deemed necessary.
The shutdown was initially scheduled to last Until Tuesday but many are expecting it extended.
about 65% of All Samoans received at least two doses of A vaccine for the Corona virus, according to our world report in data.
Samoa has previously been hit by panic and lockdowns after returning plane passengers tested positive during isolation, but they managed to avoid any community outbreak so far.
Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Nauru are among the few remaining Pacific island nations that have avoided an outbreak of Omicron’s disease.
