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The COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the University of Guam will operate from Tuesday through Saturday next week, according to the Guam National Guard. On Friday, the Guard announced online registration now is available for the clinic, which will be open from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. It will be the fourth weekly clinic operated by the National Guard at the University of Guam Calvo Field House. The Department of Public Health and Social Services stopped operating its clinics at other fixed sites, in Dededo and Inarajan, to focus on mobile vaccination efforts, including homebound vaccinations, smaller ...

Economic provisions, such as cargo shipping and shipment of fish, remain unaltered. Travel into the FSM is still restricted. Outbound travel from the FSM to the United States and other jurisdictions remains open, but as of Jan. 26, the U.S. is requiring any international travelers heading to its borders, including FSM citizens, to obtain a negative COVID-19 test no more than 72 hours prior to departure. In the case COVID-19 enters the nation, the FSM COVID-19 task force may choose to temporarily halt interstate travel. Provided there is a medical emergency, such as an individual on a fishin...

The National Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia was adopted on November 30, 1978. The National Flag of Micronesia features a light blue background with four white five-pointed stars positioned at the center and arranged in a diamond pattern. The light blue color of the flag symbolizes the Pacific Ocean. The four stars represent the four island groups that make up the Federated States of Micronesia - Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap. The flag has a width-to-length proportion ratio of 10:19. History of the Flag of Micronesia Prior to the World Wars, the Islands of Micronesia were admi...

Staff Reports On Tuesday, the Federated States of Micronesia deemed its first and so far only case of COVID-19 a "historical case," meaning the individual is not sick with the virus now nor is the person at risk of spreading it to others. The person had COVID-19 in the past. “The question, then, is why he is testing positive now through PCR tests but not before?" said Dr. Eliaser Johnson, the national epidemiologist.  Johnson has reached out to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for advice, but he said people can still show symptoms of COVID-19 long after the virus e...

PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services) — On Jan. 19, 2021, the Covid-19 Task Force of the Federated States of Micronesia met to discuss a range of issues, such as the current status of the confirmed case of Covid-19 onboard the MV Chief Mailo, and the status of the FSM’s Covid-19 vaccination distribution. MV Chief Mailo FSM Information Services photo In the meeting, Dr. Eliaser Johnson — the FSM’s epidemiologist — described the Jan.18, 2021 Covid-19 test results for the crew of the MV Chief Mailo, wherein all crewmembers were again found to be negative except for...