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 […]
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Posted inPacific News
CNMI reports first COVID-19 related death
(March 30) The first suspected COVID-19 patient died in CNMI (Saipan) yesterday, according to the press release from CNMI Office of the Governor. A 70-year old CNMI male resident was seen at Commonwealth Health Care Corporation (CHCC) on March 25th and was considered a Person Under Investigation (PUI), showing symptoms typical of COVID-19. Samples were […]
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Local admitted as Person Under Investigation has travel history
As of yesterday, March 30, 2020, Palau’s Ministry of Health reported that a person has been admitted to the hospital showing symptoms of COVID-19. The person, according to the press release, had traveled to Guam and arrived in Palau on March 16th. The patient is currently a Person Under Investigation (PUI) and samples taken from […]
Posted inOpinion
Finding funny amid flurry and frenzy
Disasters are definitely serious, however appropriate humor serves to bring temporary relief from anxiety and fear. One reaction to the recent world pandemic is the hoarding of toilet paper and hand sanitizer. Yes, humans want to continue to have wiping materials on hand for their posterior regions. And a liquid to wage war on germs. […]
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COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of our economies
GENEVA, 26 MARCH 2020 (ILO) —The human dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic reach far beyond the critical health response. All aspects of our future will be affected – economic, social and developmental. Our response must be urgent, coordinated and on a global scale, and should immediately deliver help to those most in need. From workplaces […]
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‘We are collapsing’: Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy
MADRID (AP) — By the time Patricia Núñez’s cough started, she was already familiar with the dreaded dry hacking sound tormenting patients who had for weeks been filling the Madrid emergency ward where she works. “We were fed up of hearing it at the hospital, so it was just a matter of time before I […]