JIC RELEASE NO. 66 - Profiles of Earlier Confirmed Cases; Road Closure Traffic Flow Plan in Effect Saturday; GHURA Awarded $2.6M in CARES Act Funding - GHS OCD

The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) tested 34 individuals for COVID-19 on Thursday, April 9, 2020 with conclusive results. Three tested positive through DPHSS and 31 tested negative for SARS-CoV-2. Two additional cases have been confirmed through Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS). Updated results will be provided later this evening once today’s test results are finalized.

Preliminary Profiles of Confirmed Cases
Most of Guam COVID-19 known positive cases have epidemiological links to other confirmed cases. Profiles of the 130 COVID-19 cases include two clinically diagnosed cases, reports of 11 confirmed positive cases received from the U.S. Naval Hospital that were tested by the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) in San Diego, and three confirmed positive cases through DLS.

To date, a total of 130 cases tested positive and two were clinically diagnosed with 41 recoveries and four deaths. As this is an evolving situation, information is subject to change with little to no notice.

MEDICAL STATUS

GENDER

RESIDENTIAL LOCATION

TRAVEL HISTORY*

AGE GROUP

Stable: 72

Hospitalized: 13

Recovered: 41

Deaths: 04

Female: 69

Male: 61

North: 66

Central: 41

South: 19

Homeless: 02

Pending: 02

Dubai: 02

Japan: 01

Philippines: 12

Singapore: 01

U.S.: 05

*Some cases traveled to more than one country

90+: 01

80-89: 05

70-79: 09

60-69: 34

50-59: 25

40-49: 23

30-39: 13

20-29: 12

10-19: 07

0-9: 01

Road Closure Traffic Flow Plan
Governor Lou Leon Guerrero has signed Executive Order No. 2020-10 relative to the reservation of road access for essential business and activities in a public health emergency. Pursuant to Section 19502, Article 5, Chapter 19, Title 10 of the Guam Code Annotated, DPHSS has executed a Road Closure Traffic Flow plan to ensure that certain designated public roadways are reserved for access only by those individuals who are participating in the essential functions and activities authorized since Executive Order No. 2020-04. Road closures are effective Saturday, April 11, 2020 and will occur from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The Guam National Guard has been mobilized to support this effort. Motorists may be stopped and asked the purpose of their travel. Travel should be limited to going to and from work, a medical facility, grocery store, or other essential activity. Motorists traveling for essential reasons will not be required to display decals or placards on their vehicles at any time.

Road closures are as follows:

Route 1 Dededo by Lucky Supply
Route 1 East Hagåtña by former Shens Furniture (Oasis Center)
Route 1 Asan by Calvary Chapel
Route 8 Barrigada by Shell Gas Station

DWI Checkpoints Ongoing
The Guam Police Department will continue conducting checkpoints for those Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) through April 30, 2020. Areas of concentration for the DWI checkpoints follow:

Rt. 1 Marine Corps Drive, from Dededo to Hagatna
Rt. 16 Army Drive, from Harmon to Barrigada
Rt. 10 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway, from Barrigada to Chalan Pago
Rt. 4 Chalan Kanton Tasi, from Hagatna to Chalan Pago
Rt. 14 Chalan San Vitores Tumon

GHURA CARES Act Funding
The Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA) has been awarded over $2.6 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds for COVID-19 relief efforts to be used for non-profit and government service providers to reinforce their efforts to bring relief and services to the homeless, individuals with disabilities, renters and homeowners. Combined with GHURA’s 2020 funding, over $6 million is now available for efforts to serve low- and moderate-income populations. To make the best use of these funds, GHURA will be consulting with government and community health authorities. The funds are available through the Community Development Block Grant and the Emergency Solutions Grant.

GHURA encourages government and community organizations to send letters of interest to Chief Planner Katherine Taitano at katherine@ghura.org for the use of these funds. The community is also encouraged to make suggestions for the use of funds to the same email address.

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

Click Here to View COVID Traffic Flow

Click Here to View 20.0410 Executive Order No. 2020-10

X Flooding is a temporary overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry. Flooding may happen with only a few inches of water, or it may cover a house to the rooftop. There are many possible causes of floods including heavy rain, coastal storms and storm surge, waterway overflow from being blocked with debris, or overflow of levees, dams, or waste water systems. Flooding can occur slowly over many days or happen very quickly with little or no warning, called flash floods.

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. 66 - Profiles of Earlier Confirmed Cases; Road Closure Traffic Flow Plan in Effect Saturday; GHURA Awarded $2.6M in CARES Act Funding