Eight more arriving travelers have tested positive for COVID-19, adding to the CNMI\u2019s 206 total confirmed cases of COVID since March 28, 2020.<\/p>\n
All eight new cases were identified by travel screening and confirmed as positive through arrival testing and fifth-day testing on Aug. 4 and through arrival testing and fifth-day testing on Aug. 5, according to a press statement from the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. Last Friday.<\/p>\n
Saipan Tribune separately confirmed with CHCC chief executive officer Esther Mu\u00f1a on Sunday that none of the eight were from South Korea, which has a \u201cTravel Bubble\u201d arrangement with the CNMI that allows Korean citizens to enter the CNMI as tourists.<\/p>\n
The eight have been quarantined and are being actively monitored, and CHCC\u2019s Communicable Disease Investigation\/ Inspection team have already initiated contact tracing for the most immediate contacts of the eight individuals. <\/p>\n
In related news, effective Sept. 30, First Hawaiian Bank, Bank of Hawaii, and Territorial Savings Bank will require its employees to show proof of full vaccination, or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. As part of the new policy, these financial institutions will cover the costs of weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated employees. <\/p>\n
Employees are able to submit requests for vaccine exemptions due to legitimate religious or medical reasons. Those granted exemptions will still need to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing and \u201cother preventative requirements.\u201d This was all learned from an Aug. 6 press release from Honolulu, Hawaii published on the behalf of BOH, FHB, and TSB. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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