11 Nov 2020

American Samoa on alert after Covid positive cases dock there

From Midday Report, 12:42 pm on 11 November 2020

American Samoa is on high alert after three crew members of a container ship berthed at Pago Pago tested positive for Covid-19.

It's the only US jurisdiction, state or territory, without a confirmed case of the virus.

The ship had earlier docked at Samoa's Apia's Matautu port.

Māni Dunlop spoke with RNZ Pacific's News Editor, Koro Vaka'uta.