Tag: Guam

HAGATNA, 15 APRIL 2020 (THE GUAM DAILY POST)—As the government of Guam waits to receive more test kits and machines for faster COVID-19 testing, the director of the Department of Public Health and Social Services said the goal is to ultimately “test every single person that we can.” Public Health said it will soon receive […]

HAGATNA, 13 APRIL 2020 (AP)—People in Guam are used to a constant U.S. military presence on the strategic Pacific island, but some are nervous as hundreds of sailors from a coronavirus-stricken Navy aircraft carrier flood into hotels for quarantine. Officials insist they have enforced strict safety measures. An outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt began […]

HAGATNA, 02 APRIL 2020 (THE GUAM DAILY POST)—Some of the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s sailors who will test clear of COVID-19 will be quarantined in unnamed Guam hotels as military officials work to decontaminate the aircraft carrier and separate them from sailors who have fallen ill from the rapidly spreading virus. During a press conference Wednesday, […]

HAGTANA, 02 APRIL 2020 (THE GUAM DAILY POST) —An 81-year-old man who contracted COVID-19 died at Guam Memorial Hospital midday Wednesday. “I told you that Guam must prepare itself for more days of sadness,” said Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero. “Unfortunately, one more of Guam’s COVID-19-positive patients passed away at 11:58 am.” The patient was admitted […]

HAGATNA, 30 MARCH 2020 (THE GUAM DAILY POST)—Starting at midnight Tuesday, all travelers, regardless of origin, will be subject to a 14-day quarantine on Guam unless they have a certification that they’re not infected with COVID-19. The quarantine also applies to passengers in transit. Several flights including from Honolulu, Chuuk, Japan’s Narita International Airport and […]