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Mandatory quarantine for all travelers
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Posted on Aug 18 2020
All inbound travelers coming to the CNMI, no matter their point of origin, must undergo a minimum of five to seven days of quarantine at a designated government quarantine facility.
According to a statement from the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. and the Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force, all incoming travelers will undergo the mandatory quarantine of five to seven days, plus testing on arrival and the fifth day after arrival. This protocol takes effect at once and will last until further notice. This comes soon after Guam returned to lockdown last Sunday, when Guam saw over 90 positive cases over the last week.
Based on the CNMI protocol, individuals will wait for the result of their fifth day test for a minimum of 72 hours, and if they are negative, they will be released from quarantine.
For travelers who will be requesting for “essential work” approval, their request will be assessed based on the “strength of justification, point of origin, prearrival polymerase chain reaction test, and transit/flight plans.”
“Entry requirements may be subject to change for travelers by the CNMI health official based on epidemiological factors, which include, but not limited to, travel in the last 30 days from low-risk areas,” said the CHCC and task force statement. Low risk areas report a positive rate lower than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or a 10% or lower positive rate over a seven -day rolling average.
