Three passengers on last Thursday’s Hawaiian Airlines flight tested positive in their first Covid-19 test since arrival.
The tests were conducted yesterday.
A staff member described as “embedded at the Tradewinds Hotel” quarantine site, also tested positive.
This was confirmed by the Chief Epidemiologist at the Dept of Health, Dr Aifili John Tufa.
He said the four individuals who tested positive and A close contact of the three positive passengers are now in isolation at the Dept of Health Alternate Care Facility at Tafuna. They are all asymptomatic.and will be in isolation for 10 days.
Dr Tufa said all staff at the Tradewinds Hotel quarantine site will be tested daily.
A total of 274 passengers made the January 27th flight from Hawaii and those who are negative after the second test on Thursday will be released.
