Quarantine breach

Once out the man tried to obtain money at a Western Union branch in Apia.

Members of the National Emergency Operations Centre, in full protective gear, have been spraying down the Development Bank of Samoa building, specifically the area occupied by Western Union.

The man was recaptured this morning.

Deputy Police Commissioner, Papalii Monalisa Keti, says he will face fines for escaping the quarantine.

The breaches occurred on the same floor of the hotel on Sunday according to RNZ.

The joint head of managed isolation and quarantine Brigadier Rose King said in a statement that their stay will be extended should anyone test positive.

All 12 involved are now in isolation and all are undergoing further tests, and none has tested positive to date.

The returnees arrived on 11 June from Samoa and were not RSE workers.

They did not require day 0/1 tests, given the country of origin, and all day 3 results came back negative.