THE islandsâ 133rd Covid-19 case since March 28, 2020 was reported  on Monday.
Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. spokesman Lee Tenorio said the latest case was identified by travel screening and confirmed diagnosis through testing upon arrival, he added. The individual has been safely in quarantine and was moved to the designated isolation area for close monitoring, Tenorio said.
CHCC has already initiated contact tracing for the most immediate contacts of the new confirmed case, including passengers on the same flight, he added.
Currently, four individuals are in isolation and 131 have been released. There had been two deaths â the first in March 2020, and the second in April 2020.
THE Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. supports increasing taxes on tobacco, sugary drinks and alcohol to improve public health.
In a white paper submitted to the House Committee on Health and Welfare chaired by Rep. Tina Sablan, CHCC said the World Health Organization recommends that a minimum of 70% of the retail price of cigarettes be the amount of taxes on cigarettes in order to increase the price high enough to ensure that tobacco is prohibitively expensive to use.
Citing the recommendation of the Pacific Monitoring Alliance for Noncommunicable Disease Action, CHCC said the government should likewise use the excise tax as a âpublic health tool to reduce alcohol consumption and harm from alcohol.â
(MVA) â Â Covid-19 safety protocols and other mitigation measures have been set for the 17th Tinian Hot Pepper Festival on Feb. 13-14, 2021.
Despite five months of no community transmission of Covid-19 in the Marianas, the Marianas Visitors Authority will implement a series of measures recommended by the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. and Covid-19 Task Force at the festival.
An indigenous Chamorro dance is performed at the 15th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival on Feb. 16, 2019. The Marianas Visitors Authority and co-sponsor Tinian Mayorâs Office will hold the 17th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival on Feb. 13-14, 2021, at the Fiesta Grounds in San Jose on Tinian, adjacent to Kammer Beach.
The Saipan Chamber of Commerce 2021 board members are Velma Palacios of IT&E, Das Krishnan of Fiesta Resort & Spa, Janice Tenorio of IT&E, Marcia Calvo of Calvo s Insurance, Joseph Guerrero of Naked Fish Bar & Grill, Shayne Villanueva of Aon Insurance, and Mike Johnson of Deloitte. Not pictured are Alex Sablan of Tan Holdings and Glen Hunter of The Shack. Joseph Guerrero is the chamberâs new president.
Photo by K-Andrea Evarose S. Limol
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