Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has told local media of his intentions to bump up managed isolation to three weeks. Samoa is to change the mandatory 14-day quarantine period to 21 days for anyone returning to the country in a continued bid to keep Covid-19 off the island nation. Speaking to state radio station Radio 2AP, he said 14 days was "not enough" anymore. If that's the case, then two metres is too short if the virus can travel through the air," he said. "The two metres we've been trying to implement and follow is not strong enough to prevent the virus [from spreading]."

Source: Otago Daily Times August 30, 2020 20:15 UTC