The teenager was tested positive and again on repetition while in managed isolation at the TTM Isolation Unit last night.
The CEO for Health, Leausa Samau Dr Take Naseri said the teenager is s asymptomatic and in good health.
The 16-year old travelled with his mother from California and transited through New Zealand on Wednesday for 26 hours before arriving in Samoa yesterday (Friday)
The mother has tested negative on arrival; has no symptoms and is being closely monitored at the quarantine site.
She was re-tested today and the results were negative.
