With the latest report of 98 new cases of COVID-19 in the CNMI, the Governor\u2019s COVID-19 Task Force is \u201cstepping up a notch\u201d its COVID-19 containment efforts, according to task force chair Warren F. Villagomez yesterday.<\/p>\n
This includes providing personal protective equipment to government agencies and select establishments and working closely with the leadership on Tinian and Rota.<\/p>\n
In his remarks during a virtual news briefing yesterday, Villagomez assured that the CNMI has ample quarantine and isolation rooms, and that he is working closely with Governor\u2019s Authorized Representative Patrick Guerrero to ensure that the CNMI\u2019s active sites all have adequate resources, amenities, and infrastructure in place to support the CNMI\u2019s efforts in containing the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe task force is stepping [it] up a notch in regards to all efforts, as well as resources [needed]. …We are currently distributing PPEs to work areas that had infections to make sure and reassure that the services they provide continue on [and to maintain] the safety of this community,\u201d said Villagomez. <\/p>\n
For Tinian and Rota, which have not reported any COVID-19 cases thus far, Villagomez said he and the task force are working closely with the two islands\u2019 mayors and that there are task force representatives on both islands to ensure that mitigation measures are in place in the event that COVID-19 is transmitted to Saipan\u2019s neighboring islands.<\/p>\n
When asked if the CNMI has ample COVID-19 testing supplies to support the future expansion of community-based testing efforts, Guerrero assured yesterday that the CNMI has ample COVID-19 testing supplies, and added that a new order for additional supplies was placed \u201cin fact placed a couple of days ago.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cWe continue to order testing supplies as needed and as forecasted…because we do compete with other customers of [a COVID-19 testing] supplier, but so far we\u2019ve been able to acquire whatever is needed for our use here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Also attending the briefing was CHCC chief executive officer Esther L. Mu\u00f1a and regional epidemiologist Stephanie Kern-Allely. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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