SAIPAN, 15 APRIL 2020 (MARIANAS VARIETY) —The goal of his administration, the Covid-19 Task Force and the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. is to test everyone for Covid-19, CNMI Governor Ralph DLG Torres said on Monday at the Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport to witness the arrival of over 20,000 test kits from South Korea. With him […]
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COVID-19: Four more U.S sailors hospitalised on Guam
HAGATNA, 16 APRIL 2020 (THE GUAM DAILY POST)—Four more sailors assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt have been hospitalized at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam and are being treated for COVID-19 symptoms, according to the April 14 update on the Navy’s official blog. One of the sailors is in the intensive care unit for increased observation […]
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PUI in Yap dies, Governor issues curfew
A person under investigation (PUI) for COVID-19 in Yap State of Federated States of Micronesia passed away early morning of Wednesday from pneumonia, prompting Governor Henry Falan to issue a curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. During the day, between the hours of 6:00 am and 7:00 pm, individuals may leave their homes to perform needed activities such as food […]
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Guam aims to ‘test every person’, 135 COVID-19 cases confirmed
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 […]
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ALL NEGATIVE! First 33 COVID-19 tests results
The first 33 random tests taken of Palau’s front liners came back yesterday all negative of COVID-19 coronavirus. This is first of the planned 500 random tests of front-liners as well as a cross-section of Palau’s population to make sure that the COVID-19 virus is not present here in Palau. Ask whether Palau will test […]
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OPEC, oil nations agree to nearly 10M barrel cut amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — OPEC, Russia and other oil-producing nations on Sunday finalized an unprecedented production cut of nearly 10 million barrels, or a tenth of global supply, in hopes of boosting crashing prices amid the coronavirus pandemic and a price war, officials said. “This could be the largest reduction in production from OPEC for […]