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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. ....
THE Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is now available for children 12 to 15 years old, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. announced Thursday. CHCC spokesman Guillermo Lifoifoi said the healthcare corporation, with guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will offer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the Medical Care and Treatment Site starting Friday, May 14, 2021. Walk-ins are accepted but parental consent forms are required for minors who are unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Parental consent forms are available at www.vaccinatecnmi.com. It is requested that a valid government-issued ID or birth certificate be presented at the time of registration. ....
FORMER Governors Benigno R. Fitial and Juan N. Babauta, and Vice Speaker Blas Jonathan Attao said they are grateful to the Marianas Public Land Trust for providing loans to critical government agencies. In separate interviews, Fitial and Babauta said they join MPLT in its objection to Senate Legislative Initiative 22-5, which proposes to give the governor and the Legislature oversight and appropriation powers over MPLT. It was during Fitial s administration when the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. received a $3.5 million loan from MPLT to acquire power supply from Aggreko. Fitial said there were âpower outages after power outagesâ in the CNMI at the time, necessitating the acquisition of power from Aggreko. ....
TWO newly arrived travelers tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday and Sunday which brings the CNMI s number of total cases to 170 since March 28, 2020. The 169th case was identified through travel screening and confirmed diagnosis through testing upon arrival on May 6 while the 170th case was identified through travel screening and confirmed diagnosis through fifth-day testing on May 8, Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. spokesman Guillermo C. Lifoifoi said on Sunday. Both travelers have been moved to the designated isolation area for close monitoring, and the CHCC Communicable Disease Investigation/Inspection team has already initiated contact tracing for the most immediate contacts of the new cases, including passengers on the same flight. ....
ANOTHER newly arrived traveler has been confirmed positive for Covid-19, which brings the CNMI s number of total cases to 169 since March 28, 2020. The new case was identified at travel screening and confirmed diagnosis through testing upon arrival on Thursday, May 6, Â the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. said. The individual has been moved to the designated isolation area for close monitoring, and CHCC said its Communicable Disease Investigation/Inspection team has initiated contact tracing for contacts with the highest risk of exposure. According to the CHCC online dashboard, four individuals are going through a 14-day incubation period. Of the CNMIâs total number of cases, 133 were identified through travel screening â 80 from the U.S., 35 from a U.S territory and 18 from a foreign country. ....