JIC Release No. 737 - DPHSS Issues Guidance Memo 2021-18 - GHS OCD

DPHSS Issues Guidance Memo 2021-18
Today, the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) issued DPHSS Guidance Memo 2021-18, relative to additional guidance pursuant to Governor Leon Guerrero’s Executive Order 2021-16, relative to authorized businesses and services during Pandemic Condition of Readiness 3 (PCOR 3) as Guam officially achieved its vaccination goal of eighty percent (80%) of its adult population.

EFFECTIVE at 12:01 a.m., July 30, 2021:

All businesses and services are allowed to operate at their full occupancy load. All other restrictions, including limitations on social gatherings, social distancing requirements, except in school and child care settings based on applicable DPHSS Guidance Memorandum, and the requirement of operations of appointment-only basis are lifted.

However, face masks must be worn at all times for all businesses and services, and in congregate settings whether indoors or outdoors.

DPHSS Guidance Memo 2021-18 rescinds all specific DPHSS Guidance Memorandums below:

Eating and Drinking Establishments (Food Courts, Dine-In Restaurants, Bars and Taverns)
Gymnasiums and Fitness Centers
Water Parks and Swimming Pools
Therapeutic Massage Establishments
Non-Organized Contact Physical Activities/Sports
Cosmetology Establishments
Wake and Funeral Services
Places of Worship

DPHSS Guidance Memo 2021-18 offers additional guidance on cleaning and disinfection, hand-washing and respiratory etiquette, mandates that face masks must be worn at all times for all businesses and services, and in congregate settings whether indoors or outdoors.

To view DPHSS Guidance Memo 2021-18 in its entirety, CLICK HERE. For further questions regarding Guidance Memo 2021-18, contact the DPHSS at 300-9579 or 922-2562 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For the latest information on COVID-19, visit dphss.guam.gov or guamrecovery.com. 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. 737 - DPHSS Issues Guidance Memo 2021-18