Particular fears exist for Samoa, where authorities are discussing emergency measures to protect against Sars-like virus
Pacific nations are ramping up security measures at ports and airports amid fears the deadly coronavirus could arrive on their shores.
There are particular fears for Samoa, which has a population of about 200,000 people and is still reeling from a devastating measles outbreak over the last few months, which killed 83 people, mostly babies. Measles was believed to have arrived in the south Pacific nation via a traveller from New Zealand.
