Director General of Health of Samoa Ministry of Health, Toleafoa Leausa Dr Take Naseri said, "This is necessary for our country's health security and likewise the health of the athletes, officials and supporters."
"As gatherings of this magnitude, with people coming from all different areas of the globe, provide an ideal medium for infectious and contagious diseases to spread via different ways, we need to monitor closely and have a good idea of the general health status of everyone before the event starts, during the event and after the event."
