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AHAWS Siren from JFK High School Not Connected to Emergency

The Offices of Guam Homeland Security and Civil Defense (GHS/OCD) received reports of the All Hazards Alert Warning System (AHAWS) siren from the John F. Kennedy High School sounding of the siren this morning and continuing.
 
The AHAWS siren is NOT connected with any emergency situation and assessments are being made on the system. Future tests of the AHAWS sirens will be conducted on a monthly basis and will typically fall on the first Tuesday of each month, unless it falls on an observed holiday.

JIC RELEASE NO. 165 - Revised DPHSS Guidance Memo 2020-11 Relative to Quarantine Protocols; DPHSS Issues Guidance Memos 2020-14, 2020-15, 2020-16, 2020-17

Revised DPHSS Guidance Memo 2020-11 Relative to Quarantine Protocols
The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) Guidance Memo 2020-11 Rev 1 provides further clarification on the voluntary quarantine requirements for all persons arriving in Guam. 

As part of Guam’s effort to contain the introduction and spread of COVID-19, all persons entering Guam by air or sea from international hot spots or from international non-hot spots and domestic locations shall be subject to quarantine locations for a period of 14 days: 

JIC RELEASE NO. 164 - End of Day Results: Zero Test Positive for COVID-19 by DPHSS;PUA Phone Application to begin June 8

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 Saturday, June 6, 2020:

 

Laboratory 

JIC RELEASE NO. 163 - End of Day Results: Zero Test Positive for COVID-19 by DPHSS; Governor Signs Executive Order No. 2020-20

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 Friday, June 5, 2020:

 

Laboratory 

Confirmed on Friday, June 5

JIC RELEASE NO. 161 - End of Day Results: Zero Test Positive for COVID-19 by DPHSS, One Confirmed Positive by GMHA


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 Thursday, June 4, 2020:

 

Laboratory 

Confirmed on Thursday, June 4

Community Urged to Practice Caution with Calls from Unknown Phone Numbers

The Offices of Guam Homeland Security and Civil Defense (GHS/OCD) and the Mariana Regional Fusion Center (MRFC) are closely monitoring reports of local telephone numbers receiving calls from unusual or unexpected numbers.

The phone numbers reported are seemingly “spoofed,” which means it is imitated or disguised to appear as a different number. Reports received include international phone calls with area codes 338, 882, or 972. Other numbers may be included but not reported at this time.

JIC RELEASE NO. 160 - One COVID-19 Case Reported from GMHA; Profiles of Earlier Confirmed Cases; June Food Commodities Distribution; Expanded COVID-19 Testing Continues; DPHSS Tuberculosis Control Processing Section; Information for Motorists Operating...

The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) confirmed one positive case of COVID-19 last night and was reported by the Joint Information Center. This case was identified through community testing and did not report contact to a confirmed case. 

An additional case was reported today from the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA). The case reported by GMHA recently traveled and was identified while staying in a government quarantine facility. The case tested positive by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing at GMHA.

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