With the CNMI government putting in place measures designed to prevent the entry of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Sen. Paul Manglo\u00f1a (Ind-Rota) is appealing to Gov. Ralph DLG Torres to expand the preventative measures to both Rota and Tinian.<\/p>\n
Manglona, who is the Rota delegation chairman, specifically asked the Commonwealth Ports Authority to equip the Rota International Airport with a thermal scanner, and for the Rota Roundhouse to be removed from a list of primary locations to prevent or limit COVID-19 transmissions in the CNMI.<\/p>\n
Like Saipan, Rota receives direct flights from Guam. <\/p>\n
\u201cTo shield the people of Rota from exposure to COVID-19, I am requesting that CPA equips the Rota International Airport with a thermal scanner to screen incoming flights from Guam,\u201d Manglona said in a letter Thursday.<\/p>\n
CPA is in the process of buying a thermal body scanner that would detect body temperature of passengers arriving at the Francisco C. Ada\/Saipan International Airport. <\/p>\n
Manglo\u00f1a also requested for the Office of the Governor, or the Commonwealth Health Care Corp., to remove the Rota Roundhouse from a list of possible quarantine facility on Rota and replace it instead with a more secure location.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Rota Roundhouse is an open-air facility that is currently ill-equipped to handle quarantine operations or any operation requiring a sanitary environment,\u201d the senator explained. <\/p>\n
CHCC has identified facilities in the CNMI that would be used to house infected individuals in case the hospital\u2019s quarantine is exceeded, should COVID-19 enter the islands.<\/p>\n
The senator also asked the governor to consider extending the provision of an emergency protocol training to emergency response staff on Rota and Tinian. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt is vital to train emergency response staff from [Rota and Tinian], especially considering their limited capabilities at critical facilities. Should training become available, I request that this training be extended to emergency response staff on Rota and Tinian,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Manglo\u00f1a also asked Torres to clarify whether the federal government will provide the CNMI with diagnostic tests and other anti-COVID-19 tools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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