SAMOA MEASLES STATE OF EMERGENCY - LIVE UPDATES

Our CoconetTV journalist Tuki Laumea is on the ground in Samoa providing live updates as the governments State-Of-Emergency orders come into force in Samoa.

DAY 1

10.15am 

An eerie calm has descended over Samoa this morning as families all over the island fly their red flags for mobile vaccination units to visit them for the measles vaccine.  The streets of Samoa are empty as people obey the 2 day curfew at home, praying that this state of vaccine emergency will have a good impact on this devastating time for Samoa. 🇼🇸

10.57am 

This is the coordination centre monitoring the mobile vax unit and the numbers of people being vaccinated and where mobile units have devices and feed the info back as they go.

11.21am 

Helping hands. People dropping off donations and the schedule for food. They've just set off to deliver meals. 400 meals out a day.

2.14pm 

Team coco in the empty streets of Apia

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DAY TWO 

8.32am

Tourists are on lock down over the 2 day curfew as well, staying inside their resorts & hotels.

9.11am 

Mobile vaccination units are out and about again today.  Booster shots are also available.  Here are mobile vax units set up at Le Manumea Hotel.  Everyone who gets a vaccination shot has their finger marked.

10:13am 

Mobile vaccination teams continue to go door to door in Samoa.  Red flags are still out on homes needing to be vaccinated.

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Cover image photo credit:  Maverick Wetzell and Norman Wetzell