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CNMI has 2 more COVID-19 cases
Task force chief: Measures at entry point working
Two more individuals have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 in the CNMI, which brings the Commonwealth’s cumulative total to 88 cases.
According to a Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. statement, the individuals were identified by travel screening and were confirmed through the routine fifth-day testing and have been moved to the quarantine site, which is the Kanoa Resort in Susupe, where they will be closely monitored.
CHCC has already initiated contact tracing for the most immediate contacts of the new confirmed cases, including passengers on the same flight.
With all of the CNMI’s recent COVID-19 cases being travelers, this only proves that guidelines and measures being implemented at the CNMI’s entry point—the Francisco C. Ada-Saipan International Airport—are effective, according to Warren Villagomez, who chairs the Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force.
“As the curve [goes] up, we need to also be proactive in safeguarding our island community,” said Villagomez.
Gov. Ralph DLG Torres agrees that the system that the CNMI has is working, regardless of where the travelers are coming from, and that everyone gets tested, whether they are returning residents or nonresidents. “When they get in, they all get tested, then they get to be quarantined and then get tested again. …[Our protocol] doesn’t discriminate against your nationality, your financial status, or your religion. The system is working for everyone,” said Torres. With this system, Torres stated that the CNMI is “very safe” because of everyone’s effort.
COVID-19 in Guam
Guam’s 67th COVID-19-related death occurred yesterday at the Guam Regional Medical City at approximately 6:27am.
The Joint Information Center in Guam said the fatality was a 72-year-old male and was admitted to GRMC last Oct. 20 and tested positive upon admission.
“To those who loved him, please know that you are not alone in your mourning. On behalf of [first gentleman] Jeff [Cook], Lt. Gov. Josh [Tenorio], and our entire island, please accept our heartfelt sympathies and condolences during this most difficult time,” said Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero in the JIC statement. “While I pray that no more families will have to receive this painful call, I also know that we all must do what is necessary to prevent further deaths from occurring. Wearing our face masks and practicing social distancing are the best tools we have to stop the spread.”
