Herd immunity is a concept used for vaccination in which a population can be protected from a certain virus if a threshold of vaccination is reached. We heard the term often during the measles ...Read more
The Fesco Askold returned to port around 12:30 this afternoon and unloading of its cargo started around 4pm. The vessel first arrived on Sunday but was sent out the following day and has been ...Read more
The container ship Fesco Askold remains out at sea waiting for a decision from ASG on when it can return to port to off load its cargo and be on its way back to California. This afternoon the ...Read more
The Department of Health says they’re reviewing their seaport protocols for screening and testing for coronavirus to minimize exposure of personnel. With the case of the container ship Fesco ...Read more
A recommendation by the Coronavirus Task Force to have the container ship Fesco Askold anchor outside the harbor for a minimum of seven days has been approved by Governor Lolo Moliga. The Task ...Read more
The container vessel Fesco Asgold left port around 9 am and is now waiting about five miles out of the Harbor for further instructions from health officials concerning off loading operations. The ...Read more
Samoa’s Director General of Health, Leausa Dr Take Naseri says Samoa’s health port protocols are air tight, and there is no need to panic amidst reports about the positive COVID-19 tests in ...Read more
Three crew members of a container ship which arrived in port yesterday Fesco Askold have tested positive for COVID-19. Department of Health Epidemiologist Dr Aifili John Tufa announced the positive ...Read more
Three crew members of a container ship which arrived in port today have tested positive for COVID-19. The Fesco Askold which calls into Pago Pago regularly arrived in port at noon today. In ...Read more
Some are asking why the purse seine whose crew member had a “false positive” coronavirus test result Thursday was allowed to come into port when previously announced protocols required vessels ...Read more
