One of the passengers who arrived on the Hawaiian Airlines flight last Thursday has tested positive for coronavirus.
This has been confirmed by Director of Health Motusa Tuileama Nua.
The first local Covid tests for the 278 travelers on the flight was conducted Sunday and concluded last night.
The positive case according to Motusa was fully vaccinated in the territory before traveling off island. The individual ais asymptomatic…not showing any symptoms of Covid.
The passenger who traveled alone has been removed from the quarantine site at the Catholic Center, Fatuoaiga, and put in isolation at the Alternate Care Facility at Tafuna.
The health director said the traveler is well and not showing any health issues.
This brings to 4 the number of confirmed coronavirus cases since Hawaiian Airlines began commercial flights to the territory last month.
The chairman of the Covid 19 Task Force, Lt Governor Talauega Eleasalo Ale said at last week’s Task Force meeting the territory can expect cases to come on each flight, but if we are tight with our quarantine and isolation procedures, “we can keep the virus away from the community.”
