JIC RELEASE NO. 142 - End of Day Results: Zero Test Positive for COVID-19 by DPHSS; One Positive from GMHA - GHS OCD

Breaking News Found at Governor Leon Guerrero’s Facebook Page:

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The Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL) will be closed on Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. There will be no tests run on Monday. The GPHL will reopen on Tuesday. Physicians are reminded to follow storage requirements by ensuring specimens are refrigerated at 2-8°C.

COVID-19 test results are reported from multiple labs at varying times of the day. The cumulative total from all labs will be reported on a nightly basis, unless unavailable. The following breakdown provides cumulative COVID-19 test results for Sunday, May 24, 2020:

Laboratory	Reported on Sunday, May 24, 2020	Total Negative Cases (March 12 - May 24, 2020)	Total Confirmed Cases (March 12 - May 24, 2020)
DPHSS Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	0	2,823	139
Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)1/U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam2	0	1,019	14
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)2	0	843	6
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory3	1	610	2
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory4	0	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory5	N/A	91	0
Probable cases	0	N/A	5
AS OF 8:00 PM, SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2020	Total reported on Sunday, May 24: 1	Total negative cases (March 12 - May 24): 5,403	Total COVID-19 Cases (March 12 - May 24): 166

1Beginning March 26, 2020 4Beginning April 23, 2020

2Beginning March 31, 2020 5Beginning April 30, 2020

3Beginning April 15, 2020

The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) tested 97 individuals for COVID-19 on Sunday, May 24, 2020 with conclusive results. Zero tested positive through DPHSS and 97 tested negative for SARS-CoV-2.

One additional COVID-19 case was confirmed by the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority and was reported earlier today.

To date, there have been 166 cases confirmed through COVID-19 testing provided with 5 deaths and 138 released from isolation. New criteria for release of cases from isolation were implemented on May 22. For persons having symptoms, at least 10 days have passed since recovery defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever- reducing medications and improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) and any other symptoms attributed to COVID-19 infection AND at least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared—or, with recurrent symptoms, at least 10 days have passed since recurrent symptoms appeared—AND at least 14 days have passed since the date of their first (or most recent) positive COVID-19 diagnostic test. For persons without symptoms, at least 14 days have passed since the date of their first (or most recent) positive COVID-19 diagnostic test assuming they have not subsequently developed symptoms since their positive test.

Quarantine Transfer

Over 60 individuals completing their mandatory 14-day quarantine in Hotel Santa Fe have been transferred to Oceanview Garden Court due to issues with the current facility. The move will not affect an individual's scheduled release date.

Access DPHSS Website for Quarantine Inquiries

DPHSS has made available a website portal where the community can get the most up to date information on Guam’s current quarantine policies and procedures for incoming travelers.

To submit inquiries on quarantine procedures, including questions for possible exemption from quarantine at the government-approved facility, visit http://dphss.guam.gov/information-regarding-quarantine-policies-procedures/?preview=true.

For inquiries on COVID-19, contact 311 through a local number, or call the Joint Information Center at (671) 478-0208/09/10.

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To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/floods

Wildfire

Regularly clean the roof and gutters.
Maintain an area approximately 30’ away from you home that is free of anything that will burn, such as wood piles, dried leaves, newspapers and other brush.
Connect garden hoses long enough to reach any area of the home and fill garbage cans, tubs, or other large containers with water.
Review your homeowner's insurance policy and also prepare/update a list of your home's contents.

Fire Weather

Turn on your TV/radio. You’ll get the latest weather updates and emergency instructions.
Know where to go. If you are ordered to evacuate, know the route to take and have plan of where you will go. Check-in with your friends and family.
Keep your car fueled, in good condition, and stocked with emergency supplies and a change of clothes.

Drought

Conserve water

Take shorter showers.

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
Run the washer less frequently and only when you have a full load.
Water your lawn less frequently and do so when the temperature is cooler in the early morning or late evening.
When you run the tap to heat or cool water, keep a pitcher to store the water and use it to water plants.
Avoid washing your car.

Practice fire prevention

Don't set off fireworks when conditions are dry.
Deposit cigarette butts in the proper receptacle to avoid starting a
Pour water over camp fires and backyard fire pits to ensure they are completely out before leaving them unattended.

Follow directions from local officials. If there are restrictions on water usage, be sure to heed them.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/wildfires and https://www.ready.gov/drought

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Typhoons/Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over the water and move toward land. Threats from typhoons/hurricanes include high winds, heavy rainfall, storm surge, coastal and inland flooding, and rip currents.

“Hurricanes” form in the Atlantic Northeast Pacific region and “Typhoons” form in the Northwest Pacific Region. These large storms are call cyclones in other parts of the world.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes.

JIC RELEASE NO. 142 - End of Day Results: Zero Test Positive for COVID-19 by DPHSS; One Positive from GMHA