Like the other cases detected over the last three months, the three individuals were identified through travel screening and confirmed diagnosis through testing upon arrival at the Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport.
The individuals are in quarantine and have been 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 cases, including passengers on the same flight.
The CNMI Covid-19 dashboard indicates that of the 103 cases, 77 were diagnosed through travel screening, 10 through community screening, and 16 by contact tracing.
Ninety-nine persons have been released from isolation while five remain in isolation. There have been two deaths: a 70-year-old man in March, and a 77-year-old woman in April.
On Guam, as of Monday, there had been a total of 6,175 officially reported cases of Covid-19 with 98 deaths, 2,127 cases in active isolation and 3,950 not in active isolation.
CHCC Chief Executive Officer Esther Muna on Monday said, “Don’t let our guard down when it comes to community transmission. And this has always been our message: Practice the three Ws. Wash your hands. Watch your distance. Wear a face covering.”
She said CHCC and the Governor’s Covid-19 Task Force are trying their very best in implementing preventive measures, detecting positive cases at the border and isolating them from the community.
Although there will be a vaccine soon, people still have to practice the three Ws, she added.
The CEO noted that community members have been “really good in making sure that the virus is contained — people are wearing masks and maintaining social distance. Don’t get tired of it. We still need to do it especially now that the [holiday] season is coming. We want to be able to spend time with our family and we can do that, with limitations of course, because we want to continue to be safe until we are completely out of danger. Right now, we are not. As long as there is incoming travel there [are] likely to be new cases.”
