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5 more travelers test positive for Covid-19

FIVE travelers were confirmed positive for Covid-19 on Friday, bringing the CNMI s total number of cases to 181 since  March 28, 2020, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. said. CHCC spokesman Guillermo C. Lifoifoi said the five individuals were identified by travel screening at the Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport and confirmed diagnosis through fifth-day testing and testing on arrival on May 20, 2021. The individuals have been moved to the designated isolation area for close monitoring. In addition, the CHCC Communicable Disease Investigation/Inspection team has already initiated contact tracing for the most immediate contacts of the new confirmed cases, including passengers on the same flight.

NMI pauses use of Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Covid-19 vaccines | News

AS recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. and the Governor’s Covid-19 Task Force have announced a “pause” on the use of Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Covid-19 vaccines. CHCC said all 49 CNMI residents who received the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine had not reported any adverse side effects. “For people who got the vaccine more than a month ago, the risk to them is very low at this time. For people who recently got the vaccine — within the last few weeks — they should be aware of any symptoms,” CHCC stated.

Contact tracing for soldier yields negative results, CHCC says

THE contact tracing that the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. immediately conducted after a U.S. solider tested positive for Covid-19 yielded negative results, CHCC Chief Executive Officer Esther Muna said. On Monday, the U.S. military’s Joint Region Marianas issued informed the public that a U.S. Army medical professional tested positive for Covid-19 following fifth-day testing by CHCC staff on April 6. The soldier was placed into the isolation facility in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance. In an email interview, Muna said that as with any detected case, “contact tracing starts immediately and the individual and contacts were immediately moved to the designated isolation area for close monitoring.”

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