{"id":325760,"date":"2020-07-02T06:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T20:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=325760"},"modified":"2020-07-02T06:00:03","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T20:00:03","slug":"a-look-back-and-where-are-we-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/a-look-back-and-where-are-we-now\/","title":{"rendered":"A look back and where are we now"},"content":{"rendered":"

MARCH 16 <\/strong>
\nPresident Donald Trump declares a national emergency, opening access to up to $50 billion in emergency relief funds to stop spread of COVID-19 in the Unites States and its territories.
\nGov. Ralph DLG Torres signs Executive Order 02-04 declaring the CNMI under State of Significant Emergency and a State of Public Health Emergency.<\/p>\n

MARCH 24<\/strong>
\nAll businesses are to operate or open facilities from 6am to 1pm and public to adhere to social distancing practices.<\/p>\n

MARCH 26<\/strong>
\nFirst batch of 14 inbound passengers underwent 14-day mandatory quarantine at Kanoa Resort in Susupe.<\/p>\n

MARCH 28<\/strong>
\nGrocery stores and retail establishments\u2019 operating hours revised to 6am to 6pm and allowed at 50% capacity.<\/p>\n

MARCH 30<\/strong>
\nTwo test positive in the CNMI involving a 42-year-old male and a 49-year-old female.
\nFirst COVID19 death in the CNMI was a 70-year-old man who was in quarantine at Kanoa Resort.
\nGov. Ralph DLG Torres orders a 7pm curfew for everybody.<\/p>\n

APRIL 6<\/strong>
\nBeaches and pathways, docks and ramps are reopened from 6am to 6pm<\/p>\n

APRIL 7<\/strong>
\nSecond COVID-19 death in the CNMI involved a 77-year-old woman<\/p>\n

APRIL 10<\/strong>
\nCommonwealth Healthcare Corp. starts building field hospital at the upper level parking lot of the hospital, to be used in case of a spike in the number of COVID-19 patients in the CNMI.<\/p>\n

APRIL 14 <\/strong>
\n11 COVID-19 cases, with eight in stable condition, one hospitalized at CHC, and two deaths<\/p>\n

APRIL 15<\/strong>
\n20,000 COVID-19 test kits ordered from South Korea arrive.<\/p>\n

APRIL 17<\/strong>
\nCHCC announces possibility of free mass testing in the CNMI<\/p>\n

APRIL 18<\/strong>
\n14 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the CNMI, including nine recoveries and two deaths.<\/p>\n

APRIL 22<\/strong>
\nMore medical supplies arrive from Long Beach, California.
\nMedical field hospital at CHCC is now called \u201cMedical Care and Treatment Site.\u201d<\/p>\n

APRIL 25<\/strong>
\nGovernor\u2019s COVID-19 Task Force and CHCC opens schedule to the public to get COVID-19 free mass testing.<\/p>\n

APRIL 29 <\/strong>
\nCNMI had zero COVID-19 case after last individual who tested positive has recovered and was released from Kanoa Resort.<\/p>\n

APRIL 30<\/strong>
\nLess than three days after the start of mass testing, a total of 224 individuals have already undergone testing in the CNMI.<\/p>\n

MAY 2<\/strong>
\nUnited Airlines resumes Guam to Saipan flights.<\/p>\n

MAY 4<\/strong>
\n948 persons have undergone community based-testing at the Francisco C. Ada\/Saipan International Airport.
\nCurfew (from 7pm to 6am) is eased to 10pm to 5am.<\/p>\n

MAY 7<\/strong>
\nNew COVID-19 case involving a 17-year old male, identified as a result of contract tracing, raising the number of CNMI cases to 15.<\/p>\n

MAY 12<\/strong>
\nThree new COVID-19 cases involving three males\u201419, 15, and 27 years old, asymptomatic and contacts of previously diagnosed COVID-19 cases in the CNMI. So far, a total of 19 cases, five active cases, 12 recoveries, and two deaths.<\/p>\n

MAY 14<\/strong>
\nGov. Ralph DLG Torres announces proposed July 15 target to reopen the CNMI to tourists<\/p>\n

MAY 18 <\/strong>
\nTwo new COVID-19 cases involving two males\u201422 and 31 years old\u2014identified through contract tracing. CNMI numbers up to 21, with seven active cases, 12 recoveries, and two deaths.<\/p>\n

MAY 19<\/strong>
\nMass testing starts on Rota at the Benjamin T. Manglona Airport and on Tinian at the Tinian Health Center.<\/p>\n

MAY 20<\/strong>
\nCNMI efforts to flatten the curve remains strong as there are only 21 cases of COVID-19 since March.<\/p>\n

MAY 22<\/strong>
\nOne more tests positive involving a 27-year-old female contact of a previously diagnosed COVID-19 case in the CNMI. This raised the CNMI\u2019s total to 22.
\nThe U.S. Small Business Administration approved $34,902.12 loan under Paycheck Protection Program Aid in the CNMI.<\/p>\n

MAY 24<\/strong>
\nCNMI government offices open to the public and operating under regular hours.<\/p>\n

MAY 26<\/strong>
\nCNMI declared under \u201cLevel Yellow\u201d\u2014partial restaurant service open, curfew hours from 11pm to 5am and business hours from 5am to 10pm<\/p>\n

MAY 28<\/strong>
\n10% of Saipan\u2019s population has undergone free mass testing at the Francisco C. Ada\/Saipan International Airport.<\/p>\n

JUNE 3<\/strong>
\nOne tests positive for COVID-19, identified as a female passenger on the May 28 United Airlines flight from Guam that originated from the U.S. mainland. CNMI total now at 23.<\/p>\n

JUNE 5<\/strong>
\nThree new cases add to the COVID-19 roster, now up at 26, with eight active cases, 16 recoveries, and two deaths.<\/p>\n

JUNE 8<\/strong>
\nA passenger from the May 28 United Airlines flight from Guam test positive for COVID-19, raising the CNMI\u2019s COVID-19 cases to 27<\/p>\n

JUNE 9<\/strong>
\nOne passenger at quarantine site tests positive, boosting the CNMI\u2019s COVID-19 cases to 27<\/p>\n

JUNE 10<\/strong>
\nTwo more test positive. The CNMI now has a total of 30 COVID-19 cases.<\/p>\n

JUNE 15<\/strong>
\nCommunity testing leaves its original site, the Francisco C. Ada\/Saipan International Airport, to transition to villages to target community members with limited transportation and for workers who cannot leave work.
\nThe CNMI moves to Level Blue, which now allows 75% occupancy, beach group gathering of 15 people, and curfew is adjusted from 12am to 4am.<\/p>\n

JUNE 17<\/strong>
\nCHCC removes \u201crecoveries\u201d from its dashboard of daily counts.<\/p>\n

JUNE 22<\/strong>
\nGov. Ralph DLG Torres announced that the CNMI has enough PPEs on hand to last it several months.<\/p>\n

JUNE 29<\/strong>
\nCOVID-19 cases on Saipan at 30, with active cases down to one and two deaths.
\n\u201cLevel Blue\u201d in force.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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