THE Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. on Tuesday announced that effective Wednesday, July 28, 2021, “verified fully vaccinated travelers are no longer required to test upon arrival into the CNMI by sea or air, but will still be tested on the fifth day after arrival.”
CHCC spokesman Guillermo Cruz Lifoifoi, in a statement, said that fully vaccinated travelers can quarantine at their lodging or home after being verified for completing their Covid-19 vaccination (“vax verified”) and passing a lodging or household assessment. If their household assessment fails, the travelers will be required to quarantine at a government quarantine facility.
He said “vax verified” individuals are those who have uploaded onto their health declaration form proof of completing a Covid-19 vaccine series. CDC Vaccination Record Cards are not vaccination records accepted for travel into the CNMI.
CHCC, Lifoifoi said, encourages all travelers, before entering the CNMI, to fill out the mandatory health declaration form at https://governor.gov.mp/covid-19/travel for faster processing.
“All travelers are required to show up to their scheduled fifth-day test. Should any individual test positive during any test, they will be isolated at the government quarantine facility,” Lifoifoi said.
“Because 70% of the CNMI’s eligible population have completed their Covid-19 vaccine series, the CHCC and the task force urge residents to practice the 3 Ws (wear a mask, wash your hands, watch your distance) when interacting with individuals whose vaccine status is undetermined,” he added.
“Our priority remains to ensure everyone is protected while allowing for a safe and quick process to enter the CNMI,” said CHCC CEO Esther L. Muna.
“Now that we are on the road to hit 80% of our eligible population being fully vaccinated, we should remain cautious while keeping the momentum in our favor,” she added.
