“I feel good,” Muna said.
Her favorite purchase items were clothes.
Muna is a beneficiary of Make-A-Wish, a foundation that grants wishes for children, like Muna, who have life-threatening diseases. Courtesy of Make-A-Wish on Guam and CNMI, Muna could choose her favorite items on a shopping spree, with a $3,000 limit.
“The majority of our wishes in the past have been travel wishes, but because of COVID, those have been on hold,” said Eric Tydingco, the executive director of Make-A-Wish Guam and CNMI. “For now, the only wishes we can grant are local.”
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Over the past few years, Tydingco said, the Guam chapter granted a wish per month. During the coronavirus pandemic, most wishes in the foundation’s pipeline have been on hold.
Tango Theaters in the Micronesia Mall plans to reopen Feb. 5, said Kit Lanuza, general manager.
The question is whether shows even if residents feel comfortable watching with strangers for hours will arrive on Guam by the expected date, Lanuza said.
“We have been in communication with our film buyer in the states, and she’s in contact with the studios, so they are trying to find out what films are available,” Lanuza said.
Last year, Tango Theaters temporarily closed after government orders halted large group gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Tango Theaters is shifting priorities to secure films in time for a reopening.
27 of 443 test positive for COVID-19
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Six cases were identified through contact tracing, according to Joint Information Center.
That brings Guam’s total of officially reported cases of COVID-19 to 7,079. There have been 115 deaths and there are 551 cases in active isolation, the Joint Information Center reported.
The COVID Area Risk Score, which accounts for the incidence of new cases, how well current testing identifies these cases and the rate of spread, is now 1.6.
Guam’s first step has been to achieve a sustained CAR Score of 5.0 and below, the Joint Information Center reported. The ideal long-term goal is to sustain a CAR Score of 2.5 or less, which has been shown to correlate with very low to zero COVID-related hospitalizations and deaths.