Covid-19: Samoa up to 262 active cases
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Samoa is in lockdown for at least another two weeks as authorities attempt to bring a runaway Omicron virus to heel.
The island nation had 262 Covid-19 cases as of yesterday, after becoming one of the last countries in the world to record a positive case.
All schools have been closed, public gatherings, including churches, are off, and only essential services are allowed.
Samoa correspondent Autagavaia Tipi Autagavaia spoke to Corin Dann from the capital Apia.