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NMI’s ‘high-risk’ designation withdrawn
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has retracted its designation of the CNMI as a high-risk area and has lowered its travel alert for the CNMI to Level 2, which means that travelers’ risk of exposure to COVID-19 in the CNMI is “moderate” and that new cases are either decreasing or stable.
“COVID-19 risk in the Northern Mariana Islands is moderate. Over the last 28 days, new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Mariana Islands decreased or stabilized,” said CDC in its website.
CDC still recommends that older adults, people of any age with underlying medical conditions, and those who are at risk for severe illness should reconsider nonessential travel.
Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. chief executive officer Esther Muña announced the CDC revision yesterday during a regular radio briefing. “In our latest conversation over this past weekend is that they were going to lower the risk of the travel alert that was issued where the territories were Level 3. We have been shifted down to Level 2,” she said.
Additionally, Muña stated that there will be a new approach with quarantine, that they might be taking a stricter route when it comes to quarantine by extending quarantine days.
“Our medical team always communicates with the CDC in regards to each case. Each case is different, and we follow CDC guidelines for those that are in isolation and in quarantine,” said Muña.
