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Thursday, April 30, 2020 | 8:00 a.m. (ChST)
In conformance with Governor Ralph DLG. Torres’ extended Public Health Emergency declaration and for ensuring the protocols for social distancing are in place, the CNMI Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) will be distributing benefits through drive-thru service again at their office location in As Lito from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. from May 1 to 15, 2020.
Governor Ralph DLG. Torres and Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Esther L. Muña announced on Monday that the CNMI will begin community-based testing for COVID-19 at the Saipan International Airport on Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
The Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force and Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) would like to inform the public of the CNMI’s ongoing efforts to ensure the transmission of coronavirus is broken.
The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality (BECQ) analyzed water samples collected from Tinian’s recreational beaches this week. Samples collected from the following locations contained excessive concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria (enterococci) that exceeded the CNMI Marine Water Quality Standards. These bacteria can indicate the presence of human and animal waste in the water. However, studies have shown that storm water runoff in tropical environments may also contain these bacteria from the natural environment, which may not be directly associated with public health concerns.
The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality (BECQ) analyzes water samples collected from Saipan’s recreational western beaches and storm drainages every week as part of a regularly scheduled sampling program. None of the samples collected from Saipan’s west beaches contained excessive concentration of fecal indicator bacteria nor did they exceed the CNMI Marine Water Quality Standards. Therefore, BECQ assigns all of the sampled beach sites a GREEN FLAG.
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The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Program under the CNMI Department of Community and Cultural Affairs (DCCA) will be able to continue full reimbursements to all its CCDF-approved providers in spite of program closures.
The CNMI Department of Public Safety (DPS) has noticed a slight increase in vehicles driving through the roadways claiming that they are heading to or from work during curfew hours.
Senior leaders across the CNMI government are strengthening ethical leadership and organizational excellence through a professional development workshop, “Challenges to Ethical Leadership in a Dynamic World”, facilitated by Kevin S. Brame of IPSLEI.
